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Located on the Miramichi Bay, 1.85 km S of Village-Saint-Laurent: Alnwick Parish, Northumberland County: name was derived from burning of French settlements by the British in 1758: PO 1865-1904: in 1866 Burnt Church was a farming settlement with approximately 33 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of 200: in 1898 Burnt Church had 1 post office, 2 stores, 1 hotel, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 1 canning factory, 1 church and a population of 300: included the community of Church Point: PO 1873-1904: in 1898 Church Point was a farming and fishing settlement with 1 post office, 1 store, 1 hotel, 1 church and a population of 80: also included the settlement of New Jersey: PO New Jersey 1904-1970.

Latitude : 47° 12'

Longitude : 65° 9'

County : Northumberland

Parish : Alnwick

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Upper Burnt Church 1.85 0° N
Village-Saint-Laurent 1.85 0° N
New Jersey 2.52 270° W
Lagacéville 3.92 341° NNW
Lagace Settlement 3.92 341° NNW
Esgenoôpetitj First Nation 3.92 19° NNE
Rivière-des-Caches 4.48 34° NE
Savoy 4.48 34° NE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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