New Zion, New Brunswick

Last updated

New Zion is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick. [1] [2]

Contents

It is located 5 kilometres southwest of Minto. [3]

History

New Zion was settled in 1860 and by 1866 it became a farming and coal mining settlement [3] of about three families (Cokeley / Coakley, Corey, and Sowers, [4] however New Zion was in Sheffield Parish by at least as early as 1851 [4] as Northfield Parish was not established until 1857. James H. Sowers was the first postmaster of New Zion, with the first post office established in 1875. [5]

Coordinates: 46°3′17″N66°6′8″W / 46.05472°N 66.10222°W / 46.05472; -66.10222

Notable people

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sunbury County, New Brunswick</span> County in New Brunswick, Canada

Sunbury County is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto. The county also hosts forestry and mixed farming. Burton is the county shiretown.

Deer Island is one of the Fundy Islands in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. It is at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay. The island was first settled by colonists around 1770.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Burke (British Columbia)</span> Mountain in Canada

Mount Burke, 1,270 m (4,167 ft), is a mountain located in northeast Coquitlam, British Columbia, north of Port Coquitlam on the ridge system leading to Coquitlam Mountain. Most of the mountain is part of Pinecone Burke Provincial Park. Mount Burke is found in Coquitlam near Minnekehada Park.

Rusagonis-Waasis is a Canadian local service district in Lincoln Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, which bears the name of two communities within the local service district, Rusagonis and Waasis. Early references use an alternative spelling, Rusagornis, for the community today known as Rusagonis. Some residents advocated changing the governing structure from a local service district into a rural community.

The Aiqqujat Islands are an uninhabited island group in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. They are located in Hudson Bay's Wager Bay, and are a part of Ukkusiksalik National Park.

One of the Baffin Island offshore island groups in Cumberland Sound, the Drum Islands are located on the southern side of the mouth of Kangilo Fiord, south of Iglunga, west of Pangnirtung, and north of the Saunik and Imigen islands. They are part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.

The Low Islands are one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic island groups in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. They are located in Ungava Bay, stretching between Young Island to the south and Lookout Island to the north.

Hector Island is an uninhabited Canadian arctic island located in Hudson Strait. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northfield Parish, New Brunswick</span> Parish in New Brunswick, Canada

Northfield is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Duffys Corner is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

Hardwood Ridge is an unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Humphrey Corner is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

Cantor is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

New Avon is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

New England Settlement is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

North Forks is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

Slope Road is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burton Parish, New Brunswick</span> Parish in New Brunswick, Canada

Burton is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sheffield Parish, New Brunswick</span> Parish in New Brunswick, Canada

Sheffield is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.

References

  1. "Natural Resources Canada: Geographical Names of Canada: New Zion". Nrcan.gc.ca. 2011-12-09. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  2. "The Atlas of Canada: New Zion". Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  3. 1 2 "Place Names of New Brunswick: New Zion". Archives.gnb.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  4. 1 2 "1851 Census of New Brunswick: Sunbury County, Sheffield Parish, page 20". Automated Genealogy. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  5. "Library and Archives Canada: Post Offices and Postmasters: New Zion". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-05-19.