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Located 2.26 km NE of Saint-Joseph: Dorchester Parish, Westmorland County: the Acadians settled the area in 1700: William Francis Ganong identified the Mi'kmaq name for the River Memramcook as Amlamkook PO from 1845: in 1866 Memramcook was a farming and lumbering settlement with about 115 resident families, including 8 Goody, 9 Legere and 13 White (LeBlanc) families: in 1871 it had a population of approximately 200: in 1898 Memramcook was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and a community with 1 post office, 5 stores, 1 hotel and a population of 400: Memramcook was incorporated as a town in 1995: included the communities of Saint-Joseph, Breau Creek, Cormier Cove, La Hêtrière, McGinleys Corner, Memramcook East, Pré-d'en-Haut, Shediac Road, and a portion of the Parish of Dorchester.

Latitude : 46° 0'

Longitude : 64° 33'

County : Westmorland

Parish : Dorchester

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Memramcook Lake 1.29 90° E
Le Lac 1.29 90° E
College Bridge 1.85 180° S
Collège-Saint-Joseph 2.26 215° SW
Université-St-Joseph 2.26 215° SW
Saint-Joseph 2.26 215° SW
McGinleys Corner 2.58 270° W
McGinley 2.58 270° W
Memramcook-est 3.17 54° NE
Gouldville 3.17 54° NE
Bonum Gould 3.17 54° NE
Memramcook-ouest 3.17 306° NW
Gaytons 3.93 341° NNW
La Hêtrière 4.29 296° WNW
Breau Creek 4.52 145° SE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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