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Located 3.86 km W of Keswick: Bright Parish, York County: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name for Keswick Ridge as Quesawolnek or "the end hill": PO 1857-1949: in 1866 Keswick Ridge was a farming community with approximately 90 resident families, including 8 Christie, 10 Jewett, 10 McKeen, 5 Sloot and 5 Yerxa families: in 1871 Keswick Ridge had a population of 150: in 1898 it was a settlement with 1 post office, 1 cheese factory, 1 church and a population of 120: included Upper Keswick Ridgeand McKeens Corner.

Latitude : 46° 0'

Longitude : 66° 53'

County : York

Parish : Bright

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Upper Keswick Ridge 1.29 270° W
Tripp Settlement 2.26 325° NW
Jewetts Mills 2.26 215° SW
Keswick 3.86 90° E
Mouth of Keswick 3.86 90° E
Central Keswick Ridge 3.93 161° SSE
Christies 4.29 244° WSW
Palmer Settlement 4.29 244° WSW
Scotch Settlement 4.29 244° WSW
Mactaquack 4.29 244° WSW
McGinley 4.52 145° SE
McKeens Corner 4.52 145° SE
McKinley 4.52 145° SE
Sisson Settlement 4.52 35° NE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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