Gormanville, Nova Scotia

Gormanville, Nova Scotia
Gormanville, Nova Scotia Gormanville in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°15′27″N63°45′11″W / 45.25750°N 63.75306°W / 45.25750; -63.75306
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Hants County
Municipality	East Hants Municipality
Elevation	60−110 m (−300 ft)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code	B0N
Area code	902
Telephone Exchange	883
NTS Map	011E05
GNBC Code	CANZL

Gormanville is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. ^{[1] [2]} The same families of Ultster Scots, the Densmores (arrived 1811) and O'Briens (arrived 1821), who had earlier settled Noel were the first to settle the area. The community was named much later after Matthew Gorman (1884). ^[3] His two sons died young at age 22 and 27 and are buried in the Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Cemetery, in Maitland.

Home of the Harvie 8, Avard, Edmund, Ernest, Victor, Ervin, Garnet, Burrell and Marven, sons of Richard and Sarah Harvie, are believed to be the most siblings from one family, from either North America or the British Commonwealth to serve and see action in World War II. Burrell and Marven made the ultimate sacrifice and did not return home.^{[ citation needed ]}

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. Bruce Fergusson. Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia, p. 249

45°15′27″N63°45′11″W / 45.25750°N 63.75306°W / 45.25750; -63.75306 (Gormanville, Nova Scotia)