Pictou County Place Names

Pictou County Place Names

Pictou County .net site is a collection of maps, geographical, historical, and other types of information. It is meant to be a reference tool for anyone interested in exploring the Pictou County area in an engaging and educational way.

The Pictou County Place Names Atlas contains a wide variety of geographic information that we have gathered from various geographic data, historic publications, archives, Official Canadian Place Names data, and other resources.

It will continue to grow as we expand our data, as we expand our geographic data, so check back often, share local information with us (to add or improve the information on the site), or browse some of the other other Pictou County places included in the Pictou County Place Names Atlas.

We will continue to add places, and expand each one with new information from time to time.

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Pine Tree Brook Pictou County

Pine Tree Brook

Pine Tree Brook is a small tributary that starts in the Linacy area and flows east through the communities of Pine Tree and Woodburn, and then empties into Pine Tree Gut.

Pine Tree Gut, Pictou County

Pine Tree Gut

Pine Tree Gut is located between the communities of Pine Tree and Sutherlands River, on the south side of Quarry Island, where Pine Tree Brook empties into Merigomish Harbour.

Northumberland Strait

Northumberland Strait

The Northumberland Strait is a large narrow tidal body of water that separates Prince Edward Island from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It was named after the HMS Northumberland, a flagship of Admiralty Lord Colville from the Royal British Navy, that surveyed the Nova Scotia coast in 1764.

Blanchard Brook Pictou County

Blanchard Brook

Blanchard Brook is a small tributary that starts south of Blanchard Road area flows south towards Sunny Brae and empties into the East River.

Blanchard Road, Pictou County

Blanchard Road

Blanchard Road is located south of Blue Mountain. It is named after Colonel Blanchard of Truro cut the road through Blanchard area to gain access to some of his land.

Quarry Island Pictou County

Quarry Island

Quarry Island, is a small island located in Merigomish harbour within the community of Woodburn.

Riverton Heights - Pictou County

Riverton Heights

Riverton Heights is a Neighbourhood within the community of Riverton located along the west side of the East River just south of the Town of Stellarton.

Fisher's Grant 24 - Pictou County

Fisher’s Grant 24

Fisher’s Grant 24 is a residential Indian Reserve administered by Pictou Landing First Nation. It is located between Boat Harbour, and the Northumberland Strait. The initial Reserve was created around 1866. In 1960 several smaller Reserves were amalgamated all into one, creating Fisher’s Grant 24.