Linacy, Nova Scotia

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Linacy
Unincorporated community
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Linacy
Location of Linacy in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°35′15″N62°36′30″W / 45.58750°N 62.60833°W / 45.58750; -62.60833 Coordinates: 45°35′15″N62°36′30″W / 45.58750°N 62.60833°W / 45.58750; -62.60833
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
County Pictou County
Time zone UTC-4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (Atlantic Daylight Time)
Postal code
B2H

Linacy is an unincorporated community [1] in Pictou County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia near the much larger town of New Glasgow.

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History

Linacy was named for Edward Linacy, one of the area's first settlers. [2]

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References

  1. "Map of Linacy, Nova Scotia, Unincorporated area - Canada Geographical Names with Maps". www.geodata.us. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  2. Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS, Canada: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 1967. pp.  354. ISBN   978-0-919302-90-7 via Nova Story.