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Located on the Kennebecasis River, 7.53 km N of Bloomfield Ridge: Norton Parish, Kings County: included the community of Finger Board, where the roads from Fredericton and Moncton joined: PO Finger Board 1840-1869: in 1866 Fingerboard was a farming settlement with about 132 resident families: PO Norton from 1849: in 1866 Norton was a farming settlement with about 48 resident families: in 1871 it was a station on the European and North American Railway and had a population of 100: in 1904 Norton was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and a terminus of the Central Railway with 1 post office, 5 stores, 3 hotels, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 1 cheese factory, 4 churches and a population of 400: included the community of Norton Station: PO 1869-1900: in 1871 Norton Station had a population of 200: in 1898 Norton Station was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and a settlement on the Kennebecasis River with 1 post office, 2 stores, 1 hotel, 1 sawmill, 1 tannery and a population of 175: included the community of Raymond: PO 1900-1903 with John Raymond as postmaster: included Peekaboo Corner, located 2.26 km NW of Norton: included Mercer Settlement: PO 1897-1918: and the community of Southfield Road: Norton was incorporated as a village in 1966.

Latitude : 45° 38'

Longitude : 65° 42'

County : Kings

Parish : Norton

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Peekaboo Corner 2.26 325° NW
Dickie Mountain 2.59 270° W
Southfield Road 3.19 126° SE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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