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Located on the St. John River, 1.3 km W of
Ononette:
Westfield Parish,
Kings County: originally known as Mouth of Nerepis: PO 1846-1895 with John M. Nase as an early postmaster: in 1866 Mouth of Nerepis was a farming community with about 90 resident families including 7 Belyea families: in 1871 it was a station on the European and North American Railway and had a population of 200: in 1898 Mouth of Nerepis was on the Canadian Pacific Railway line and had 1 store and a population of 150: PO
Westfield 1865-1891, and from 1895: in 1871 Westfield had a population of 200: in 1898 it was a farming settlement with 1 post office, 1 store, 1 hotel, 2 churches and a population of 150: the Canadian Pacific Railway station was called
Lingley : PO
Westfield Station 1876-1879: in 1871 Westfield Station had a population of 300: also included the communities of Ononette, Westfield Beach, Westfield Centre and
Ballentine: Westfield was incorporated as a village in 1972 and joined the town of Grand Bay in 1998 to form the town of Grand Bay-Westfield.
Latitude
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45° 20'
Longitude
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66° 14'
County
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Kings
Parish
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Westfield
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