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Located 9.03 km E of Sackville, on the New Brunswick/Nova Scotia border: Westmorland Parish, Westmorland County: settled in 1761 by immigrants from New England and in 1772 by immigrants from England: PO Mount Whatley 1845-1886: PO Point de Bute 1875-1929: in 1866 Point de Bute was a farming settlement with 73 families, including 7 Carter, 7 Trenholm and 7 Trueman families: in 1871 it had a population of 250: in 1898 Point de Bute was a settlement with 1 post office, 2 stores, 1 carriage factory, 1 church and a population of 250: included the settlement of Upper Point de Bute.

Latitude : 45° 54'

Longitude : 64° 15'

County : Westmorland

Parish : Westmorland

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Camp Hill 2.26 215° SW
Mount Whatley 2.26 215° SW
Upper Point de Bute 3.18 54° NE
Westmorland Point 4.52 215° SW
Aulac 4.52 215° SW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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