Comeauville

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Comeauville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Digby County. [1] [2] Formerly known as Clare, [1] [3] the community is named after Augustine F. Comeau, who established a postal way office here in 1841. A schoolhouse was erected in Comeauville in 1866, followed by a second schoolhouse in 1922. [1]

In 1956, Comeauville had a population of 276 people. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 142. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  2. "Comeauville". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia  . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 38 via Wikisource.

44°17′0″N66°7′59″W / 44.28333°N 66.13306°W / 44.28333; -66.13306 (Comeauville, Nova Scotia)