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Located 5.37 km SW of Plumweseep and 2.26 km SE of Roachville: Sussex Parish, Kings County: the first settlers here were from New England and many Loyalists later settled in the area: first known as Pleasant Valley: PO Sussex Vale 1810-1898: in 1866 Sussex Vale was a farming community with about 185 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of 400: PO Sussex from 1898: included Lower Sussex, which in 1866 was a farming settlement with about 25 resident families: included Sussex Island, which in 1866 was a farming community with about 5 families: in 1898 Sussex was a port of entry, a station on the Intercolonial Railway and a town with 1 post office, 15 stores, 2 hotels, 1 furniture factory, 3 carriage shops, 1 iron foundry, 1 mineral water factory, 6 churches and a population of 1,800: Sussex was incorporated as a town in 1904.

Latitude : 45° 43'

Longitude : 65° 31'

County : Kings

Parish : Sussex

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Camp Sussex 1.29 90° E
Roachville 2.26 325° NW
Aiton Siding 2.59 270° W
Sussex Corner 2.59 90° E
Sussex Vale 2.59 90° E
Wards Creek 3.71 180° S
Fox Hill 3.88 270° W
Ryan Corner 3.93 19° NNE
Lower Cove 4.3 245° WSW
Millbrook 4.3 115° ESE
Dutch Valley 4.3 115° ESE
Drury Brook 4.3 245° WSW
Drurys Cove 4.52 215° SW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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