Blue Mountain, Nova Scotia
Blue Mountain Geography
- Official Name: Blue Mountain
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Populated Place
- Geographic Feature Type: Community
- Latitude / Longitude: 45.487074, -62.439982
Note: The name Blue Mountain also refers to a terrain feature: Mountain. Click here for information about the elevation and characteristics of Blue Mountain.
Blue Mountain Maps
- 1:50k Topographic NTS Map: 011E08
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas Map: Section 22
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map: Crown Land Grant Map 093
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Maps:1045450062400 (Blue Mountain)
About Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain is a rural community located along NS Route 347 (Sherbrooke Road) between Meiklefield and Moose River. It was named after William Ross who settled there in 1818.
William Urquhart of Glen Urquhart. Scotland, settled here soon after 1815. John and Donald Munro settled in this di strict about 1817 and Roderick McDougald arrived in 1838.
John McDougald, born in Blue Mountain, was named a justice of the peace in 1879 and served as a member of the first municipal council for Pictou County in 1879.
A Presbyterian log Church was built about 1834 where the Blue Mountain Cemetery is located, , prior to that, the community attended open air services in Gaelic under a large oak tree. It was latter sold and taken down when Welch Free Church was opened in 1854. In 1968 a Cairn was built to commemorate the location of the original church.
A new school was completed in 1877. A postal way office was established in 1848.
Population in 1956 was 146.
More historical information is contained in the Blue Mountain Historical Community Kiosk, 1687 Tower Rd. in Blue Mountain.
Local Information …
Check out the Blue Mountain & District Fire Department for local information on recreations, events, community center, churches and more.
Using the crowd sourced Find a Grave app, you can search the Blue Mountain Cemetery or the Blue Mountain Pioneer Cemetery for names, details, photos and more
[Source: Nova Scotia Place Names – T. Brown / Places of Nova Scotia – C. Bruce Fergusson / The News (NewGlasgow) Nov. 9, 2023 / wikipedia.org]
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