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Located adjacent to Poley Mountain, 3.71 km S of Urney, on the road from Rockville to Cedar Camp: Waterford Parish, Kings County: first called Seely's Mills: PO 1852-1875: in 1871 "Seeley's Mills" and surrounding district had a population of 650: in 1898 Seely's Mills was farming settlement with a population of about 450: renamed Waterford in 1875: PO Waterford 1875-1963: in 1904 Waterford had 1 post office, 2 stores, 1 cheese and butter factory, 1 carriage factory, 2 sawmills, 2 grist mills, 3 churches and a population of 600.

Latitude : 45° 41'

Longitude : 65° 22'

County : Kings

Parish : Waterford

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Cedar Camp 3.19 54° NE
Urney 3.71 0° N
Chambersburg 3.89 90° E
Chambers Settlement 3.89 90° E
Arnoldville 3.93 199° SSW
Walker Settlement 3.93 199° SSW
Parlee Brook 4.31 245° WSW
Dutch Hazens 4.52 145° SE
Picadilly 4.52 325° NW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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