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Located where the Enniskellen Road intersects with Highway 7, 8.55 km NW of Welsford : Petersville Parish, Queens County: PO 1851-1930: in 1866 Petersville was a farming community with approximately 130 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of 200: in 1898 Petersville had 1 post office, 2 stores, 1 hotel, 1 sawmill, 1 church and a population of 100: Petersville is no longer a community as it was located within the area expropriated for CFB Gagetown.

Latitude : 45° 30'

Longitude : 66° 25'

County : Queens

Parish : Petersville

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CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Friendship Hill 1.85 0° N
Clarendon 2.26 215° SW
Ballyshannon 3.9 270° W
Wirral Station 4.32 295° WNW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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