MacPhees Corner, Nova Scotia

MacPhees Corner
MacPhees Corner Location in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°7′2″N63°32′20″W / 45.11722°N 63.53889°W / 45.11722; -63.53889
Country	Canada
Province	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 Map	011E04
GNBC Code	CAXBM

MacPhees Corner (formerly McPhees Corner) is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. ^{[1] [2]}

The community was named for the McPhee family, who were early settlers of the area. James, Evan, and Donald McPhee were given a 700 acre land grant in the area on February 6th, 1822. ^[3]

St. Thomas Anglican church was erected in the area in 1797. A new church building was later built in 1845 and consecrated in November of 1892. ^[3]

References

1. "Nova Scotia GeoNames". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
2. "Canadian Geographical Names Database". nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
3. Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 396-397. Retrieved 9 February 2025.

45°6′59.98″N63°32′25.65″W / 45.1166611°N 63.5404583°W / 45.1166611; -63.5404583 (MacPhees Corner, Nova Scotia)