Barr Settlement, Nova Scotia

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Barr Settlement
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Barr Settlement
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°8′17″N63°37′41″W / 45.13806°N 63.62806°W / 45.13806; -63.62806
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia
County Hants County
Municipality East Hants Municipality
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B2S
Area code 902
Telephone Exchange 259, 883
NTS Map011E04
GNBC CodeCABUT

Barr Settlement is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. [1] Its name comes from the Barr family who came from Ireland. [2] A land grant in the area was given to John Grant on January 11th, 1810. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Barr Settlement". www4.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Nova Scotia GeoNAMES". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  3. ↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 37-38. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

45°8′17″N63°37′41″W / 45.13806°N 63.62806°W / 45.13806; -63.62806 (Barr Settlement, Nova Scotia)


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