Pictou County is split into 12 different municipal districts. here is an online interactive map that spatial depicts where each municipal district is located, who the elected Councilor for each region is, etc. It Three different sets of data, displaying districts from years 2000 to 2008, 2008 to 2016, and 2016 to 2024.
Quarry Island, is a small island located in Merigomish harbour within the community of Woodburn.
Merigomish is a rural community located on the south side of Merigomish Harbour between Egerton and Lower Barneys River along the Sunrise Trail. Early one it was known as Malegonish, originating from the Mi’kmaq word “Mallegomichk” (meaning the merrymaking place). This was one of the popular Mi’kmaq gathering areas.
Egerton is a rural community located between Sutherlands River and Merigomish along NS Route 245 (Sunrise Trail). It may have been named after Francis Egerton, third Duke of Bridgewater, known as the Father of British Inland Navigation. Egerton was also the name of one of the three townships that when Pictou County was subdivided into in 1806. (the other two being Pictou and Maxwelton).
Sometime during the early 19th century, a Captain T. Egerton obtained a reservation of five hundred acres near the Egerton-Maxwellton township line. The land was granted in 1765 but settlement probably began in the 1780’s or 1790’s.
St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church was built in 1865.
Population in 1956 was 103.
Egerton was also the name of one of the three townships that when Pictou County was subdivided into in 18067 (the other two being Pictou and Maxwelton).
Piedmont, rural community, 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.
The 1879 Merigomish Map (sections 21 and 24) is one of the several maps included in the 1879 Historical Atlas of Pictou County. It shows the basic topographic features of the community along with with prominent land owners and locations of buildings. It also contains the communities of Egerton, Piedmont, Telford, French River, Meiklefield, and Woodfield.
Lismore Beach is a sandy beach located in the community of Lismore and is a popular recreational spot for locals of the area during the summer months.
Mineral resource land-use maps are geographic tools that provide information about the mineral resources available in a particular region, as well as how they are being used. Find out how to download Pictou County Mineral resource land-use maps …