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Semiwagan Ridge
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Located near the Semewagan River, 4.23 km WSW of Barnaby River: Nelson Parish, Northumberland County: William Francis Ganong identified the Mi'kmaq name for Semewagan River as Sakmoowakunuk or "unknown": settled about 1832: in 1866 Semiwagan Ridge was a farming and lumbering settlement with about 11 families: PO 1891-1961: in 1898 Semiwagan Ridge had 1 post office and a population of 200.

Latitude : 46° 52'

Longitude : 65° 34'

County : Northumberland

Parish : Nelson

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Other communities within the vicinity of KilometersMiles

Community	Distance (Kilometers)	Bearing
Lower Barnaby	1.85	0° N
Upper Barnaby	1.85	0° N
Barnaby River	4.23	64° ENE

Community

Distance (Kilometers)

Bearing

Lower Barnaby

1.85

0° N

Upper Barnaby

1.85

0° N

Barnaby River

4.23

64° ENE

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