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City located at the bend in the Petitcodiac River: Moncton Parish, Westmorland County: first settled by the Acadians and then occupied by Pennsylvania Germans in 1765: PO Bend in the Petitcodiac 1833-1865: renamed Moncton: PO Moncton from 1865: in 1871 Moncton had a population of 1,300: in 1898 it was a port of entry, a railway, commercial and manufacturing centre, and headquarters for the Intercolonial Railway and the Moncton and Buctouche Railway with several public buildings, an opera house, 1 post office, 1 foundry and machine company, 1 cotton mill, 1 machine shop, 1 grist and flour mill, 2 planing mills including sash and door factories, 2 steam sawmills, 1 shingle mill, 1 hay press factory, 3 carriage factories, 1 barrel factory, about 100 stores, 3 hotels, 10 churches and a population of 10,000: included the community of Newton Heights located in the W end: PO Newton Heights 1922-1943: also included the community of Parkton, located 3 km NW of city centre: PO Parkton 1920-1954: also included the community of Lewisville, located 1.5 km NE of Moncton: also included the community of Lutes Mountain: Moncton was incorporated as a city in 1890.

Latitude : 46° 6'

Longitude : 64° 47'

County : Westmorland

Parish : Moncton

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Sunny Brae 1.29 90° E
Lewisville 1.29 90° E
Highland View 1.29 90° E
Humphreys Mills 1.29 90° E
Humphrey 2.26 35° NE
Humphreys Brook 2.26 145° SE
Elmwood Estates 2.26 35° NE
Fairview Knoll 2.26 35° NE
Mapleton Place 2.26 35° NE
Point Park 2.26 145° SE
Sunny Acres 2.26 35° NE
Sunny Acres West 2.26 35° NE
Légère 2.57 90° E
Légère Corner 2.57 90° E
Valleyview North 2.57 90° E
Weldon 2.57 270° W
Léger 2.57 90° E
Dieppe 2.57 90° E
Centennial Place 3.17 234° SW
Gunningsville 3.71 180° S
Grove Hamlet 3.86 90° E
Cherryfield 3.92 341° NNW
Westend 3.92 199° SSW
Chartersville 4.28 116° ESE
Canadian Heights 4.28 296° WNW
Bridgedale 4.51 145° SE
Riverview Heights 4.51 215° SW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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