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Located on E side of the St. John River, 9.62 km SSE of Woodstock, on the road to Middle Southampton: Northampton Parish, Carleton County: PO 1853-1914: in 1866 Northampton was a farming community with about 68 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of 250: in 1898 Northampton had 1 post office, 1 sawmill, 1 church and a population of 200: included the community of Ferryville, which was named for the ferry operated by Aaron Putnam in 1809: PO Ferryville 1865-1910: in 1898 Ferryville was a settlement with 1 post office, 1 church and a population of 150.

Latitude : 46° 4'

Longitude : 67° 33'

County : Carleton

Parish : Northampton

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Carleton

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Maudsley 1.85 180° S
Flemmington 2.26 215° SW
Lower Northampton 2.26 145° SE
Nix Field 3.71 180° S
Bulls Creek 3.93 341° NNW
Dibblee 4.51 325° NW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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