Upper Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia

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Upper Nine Mile River
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Upper Nine Mile River
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°4′45″N63°37′35″W / 45.07917°N 63.62639°W / 45.07917; -63.62639
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia
County Hants County
Municipality East Hants Municipality
Highest elevation
100 m (330 ft)
Lowest elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B2S
Area code 902
Telephone Exchange 883
NTS Map011E04
GNBC CodeCBMYH

Upper Nine Mile River is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. [1] [2]

Evan MacKay received a land grant in Upper Nine Mile River on 12 November 1828. [3]

A cheese factory began operating in Upper Nine Mile River in May 1892, known as the Little River Cheese Manufacturing Company. This factory inspired the name of Cheese Factory Corner. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Nova Scotia GeoNAMES". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Geographical Names Database". nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  3. ↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 486. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nine Mile River". East Hants and Area Fact Book. Enfield, N.S.: The Weekly Press. June 1999. p. 11.

45°4′45″N63°37′35″W / 45.07917°N 63.62639°W / 45.07917; -63.62639 (Upper Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia)


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