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Located 1.29 km E of Sheffield: Burton Parish, Sunbury County: most likely named for Joshua Mauger: William Francis Ganong identified the Maliseet name as Nel’kwun’kek: also known as Gilberts Island, for Thomas Gilbert, owner and resident late in the late 1700s.

Latitude : 45° 53'

Longitude : 66° 19'

County : Sunbury

Parish : Burton

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Taylortown 1.29 270° W
Tilley's Landing 1.29 90° E
Upper Sheffield 1.29 270° W
Bridges Corner 1.29 90° E
McGowans Corner 1.29 90° E
Sheffield 1.29 270° W
Burpees Corner 2.26 215° SW
French Island 3.93 19° NNE
Babbitt 3.93 199° SSW
Swan Creek 3.93 161° SSE
Sheffield Academy 4.29 64° ENE
Lower Burton 4.29 244° WSW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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