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Located on W side of the St. John River, 3.71 km N of Wakefield, on the road to Somerville: Wakefield Parish, Carleton County: PO Victoria from 1850: in 1866 Victoria Corner was a farming community with approximately 70 families: in 1871 it had a population of 350: in 1898 Victoria Corner had 1 post office, 1 store, 1 shoe factory and tannery, 2 churches and a population of 250: formerly called Bowyers Corner for Charles Bowyer, who was an early settler here.

Latitude : 46° 16'

Longitude : 67° 31'

County : Carleton

Parish : Wakefield

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Deep Creek 1.28 90° E
Lower Brighton 2.25 145° SE
Nixon 2.25 145° SE
Rosedale 3.16 234° SW
Second Tier 3.16 234° SW
East Waterville 3.16 234° SW
Wakefield 3.71 180° S
Somerville 3.92 341° NNW
Hartland 3.92 341° NNW
Kennedy Settlement 3.92 341° NNW
Becaguimic 3.92 341° NNW
Mouth of Becaguimec 3.92 341° NNW
McCafferty Settlement 4.51 325° NW
Middle Simonds 4.51 325° NW
Palmer Settlement 4.51 325° NW
Prosser Settlement 4.51 325° NW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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