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Located 3.11 km NE of Sainte-Louise, on the road to Beresford: Beresford Parish, Gloucester County: established in 1841 and called Dumfries: PO Dumfries 1884-1890: many people settled here after the adoption of the Free Grants Act in 1879: renamed Robertville for Reverend François-Antoine Robert (1820-1888), parish priest at Petit-Rocher from 1866-1888, who organized the church at Robertville in 1884: PO Robertville from 1892: in 1898 Robertville was a farming and lumbering settlement with 1 post office, 1 store, 1 sawmill, 1 church and a population of 250.

Latitude : 47° 42'

Longitude : 65° 46'

County : Gloucester

Parish : Beresford

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Sainte-Louise 2.24 214° SW
Sainte-Rosette 3.11 307° NW
Scotch Settlement 3.11 127° SE
Dunlop 3.11 127° SE
Middle St. Louise 3.11 233° SW
St. Louisa 3.11 233° SW
Saint-Laurent 3.91 341° NNW
Nigadoo 4.47 34° NE
Upper Nigadoo 4.47 34° NE
Beresford 4.99 90° E
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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