Georgefield, Nova Scotia

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Georgefield
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Georgefield
Location in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°12′15″N63°33′22″W / 45.20417°N 63.55611°W / 45.20417; -63.55611
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
B0N
Area code 902
Telephone Exchange 883
NTS Map011E04
GNBC CodeCANNI

Georgefield is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. The locality of Burtons is located within Georgefield. [1] [2]

The community is named for George Miller, who was an early settler of the area in 1826. [3] A schoolhouse was built in Georgefield in 1871. [4]

References

  1. "Canadian Geographical Names Database". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  2. "Nova Scotia GeoNAMES". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  3. Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia  . Halifax, NS: Royal Print & Litho. p. 56 via Wikisource.
  4. Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 229. Retrieved 9 February 2025.

45°12′15″N63°33′22″W / 45.20417°N 63.55611°W / 45.20417; -63.55611 (Georgefield, Nova Scotia)