McDonald Brook is a small natural tributary of the East River in the Pictou County that originates in the uplands around of the community of Glencoe. The brook flows south through wooded terrain, eventually emptying into the East River.
Glencoe Brook is a small natural watercourse in the Pictou County that originates in the uplands around of the community of Glencoe. The brook originates around McPhersons Lake, and flows south through wooded and rugged terrain, eventually emptying into the East River.
Archibald Brook is a small natural watercourse in the Pictou County that originates in the uplands around of the community of Glencoe. From its headwaters east of Little Lake, the brook flows north through wooded and agricultural landscapes, eventually emptying into the East River near the Bridgeville area.
Websters Corner is a rural community located south east of Brookville and west of Blue Mountain.
Elgin is a small rural community located west of Centredale near the headwaters of West Branch East River.
Centredale is a small rural community located south of Grants Lake and west of Bridgville in the East River Valley.
Bridgeville is a small rural community located along Route 348 in the East River Valley south-east of Grants Lake. It was probably named because of one of the principal bridges that crossed the East River was built here. Settlement in this area began about 1785.
Historic Crown Land Grant Maps help provide a cartographic representation of what Nova Scotia parcel fabric originally looked like when the land was first granted to settlers. The Nova Scotia Crown Land Grant map series contains 138, with 14 of them containing Pictou County geography. Each map contains basic information that defines coastlines, waterways, transportation, and off course property lines with the names of the people who occupied a particular land grant.
Find out more details about the Pictou County Crown Land Grant maps, how to browse the maps online, download digital copies, or how to get printed paper copies.