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Located on N side of the Miramichi River, 3.14 km NE of Newcastle, on the road to Douglastown: Newcastle Parish, Northumberland County: named for William Nordin: PO 1905-1968: formerly called Rosebank by Mr. Abrams, a shipbuilder, who planted rosebushes on the bank beside his home: in 1866 Rosebank was a farming community with approximately 15 resident families: in 1871 Rosebank had a population of 50: Nordin became part of Douglastown, and then the city of Miramichi.

Latitude : 47° 1'

Longitude : 65° 32'

County : Northumberland

Parish : Newcastle

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Mill Cove 1.26 270° W
Bushville 1.26 90° E
French Fort Cove 1.26 270° W
Chatham Head 2.24 214° SW
Sargent 2.24 214° SW
Springfield 2.53 90° E
Morrison Cove 2.53 90° E
Clarkes Cove 2.53 90° E
Gretna Green 3.14 54° NE
Douglastown 3.14 54° NE
Newcastle 3.14 234° SW
Cross Roads 3.79 270° W
Keefe Road 3.92 19° NNE
Back Lots 3.92 19° NNE
Elliott Landing 4.22 64° ENE
Ferry Road 4.22 64° ENE
McEwan Dam 4.49 34° NE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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