Merland

Last updated November 28, 2025

Merland is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.^[1]^[2]

At one time named "Usher", changed by an Act of Parliament to its present name in 1868. It was first settled by the following Irish families: Dominic Daley, Thomas Coffey, Thomas Power, Michael Hogan and Patrick Dunn, about the end of the eighteenth century. It is said this place was named in honor of a former priest the Reverend James Merle. Merle is, the Scotch name for a black bird.^[3]

References

↑ "Merland". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 27 December 2019.
↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 429. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
↑ Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 93 – via Wikisource. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

45°34′37.78″N61°40′13.98″W / 45.5771611°N 61.6705500°W / 45.5771611; -61.6705500 (Merland, Nova Scotia)

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[cnbg-1] "Merland". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[names-2] Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 429. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[brown-3] Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 93 – via Wikisource. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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