Piedmont, Nova Scotia
- Official Community Name: Piedmont
- Latitude / Longitude: 45.605917, -62.372257
- NTS Map Number: 011E09
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas: Section 21
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map Number: NS Land Grant map 093
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Map Number: 1045600062300 (Brownsville)
- Other Maps:
Piedmont is a rural community is located east of Merigomish. Later the name was given for its location at the foot of a range of hills. It was settled about 1810-1816 by James Haggart of Kenmore, Scotland, and others from Blair Athole, Scotland.
A Methodist Church was dedicated in 1884, and a postal way office was established in 1861.
A school-house was built before 1885.
A rail station was built Piedmont in 1880.
Cummings Furniture factory was built between 1868 and 1883.
Population in 1956 was 56.
Using the crowd sourced Find a Grave App, you can search names, photos and more from the Piedmont Cemetery
[Source: Nova Scotia Place Names – T. Brown / Places of Nova Scotia – C. Bruce Fergusson ]
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