Point Cross, Nova Scotia

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Point Cross in Nova Scotia

Point Cross is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island. [1] [2] The area was named Point Cross, or Pointe a la Croix, after the first settlers erected a cross there. [1]

In 1956, Point Cross had a population of 251 people. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 536. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Point Cross". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 6 October 2025.

46°35′8.33″N61°1′23.58″W / 46.5856472°N 61.0232167°W / 46.5856472; -61.0232167 (Point Cross, Nova Scotia)


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