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Located at the mouth of the Pokiok Stream, 2.26 km SW of Hawkshaw: Dumfries Parish, York County: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name for Pokiok as Pokee'ok or "a narrow place" : PO Poquiock 1854-1916: in 1866 Pokiok was a farming community on W side of St. John River with approximately 60 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of about 150: in 1898 Pokiok had post office, 1 store, 1 sawmill, 1 sash and door factory and a population of about 75.

Latitude : 45° 57'

Longitude : 67° 15'

County : York

Parish : Dumfries

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Other communities within the vicinity of KilometersMiles

Community	Distance (Kilometers)	Bearing
Pokiok Stream	1.85	0° N
Southampton	1.85	0° N
Hawkshaw	2.26	35° NE
Shogomoc	3.18	306° NW
Otis	3.71	0° N
Allandale Station	3.87	270° W
Barony	4.29	64° ENE
The Barony	4.29	64° ENE

Community

Distance (Kilometers)

Bearing

Pokiok Stream

1.85

0° N

Southampton

1.85

0° N

Hawkshaw

2.26

35° NE

Shogomoc

3.18

306° NW

Otis

3.71

0° N

Allandale Station

3.87

270° W

Barony

4.29

64° ENE

The Barony

4.29

64° ENE

* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.