Willowdale, Nova Scotia
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- Official Community Name: Willowdale
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Populated Place
- Geographic Feature Type: Community
- Latitude / Longitude:45.394715, -62.210988
- NTS Map Number: 011E08
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas: Section 22
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map Number: Crown Land Grant Map 094
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Map Number: 1045400062200 (Eden Lake)
- Other Maps:
Willowdale is a rural community located along route 347 east of Rocky Mountain and west of East River Saint Marys. It was named after the large presence of willow trees that grew in the area.
John Fraser may have been the earliest settler about 1802. Donald McKay settled in the area about 1823. Other grantees were Kenneth McAskill in 1812 and Thomas Cameron in 1819.
A post office was established in July, 1895.
Farming and lumbering have always been the basic industries in the area
Population in 1956 was 50.
Using the crowd sourced Find a Grave App, you can search the Hillier Farm Cemetery (includes names, photos and more).
[Source: Nova Scotia Place Names – T. Brown / Places of Nova Scotia – C. Bruce Fergusson ]
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