Six Mile Brook is a rural community located south of the community of Four Mile Brook. It is also the name of the brook that starts flowing near the base of Dalhousie Mountain, and flows west through the community of Six Mile Brook and into eventually into the West River.
Micmac, is a rural area located in the community of Woodburn where the rail lines crosses Woodburn Road.
Indian Lake is a quiet forest‑lined rural Woodland Area characterized by forests and natural vegetation located south of Marshy Hope. The region is lightly settled with scattered homes, camps, and properties, road‑accessible, and shaped by the long history of forestry, homesteading, and inland travel routes that define much of central Pictou County. Find out how to download or browse this map of Indian Lake online …
The rural coastal community of Kings Head is located between Little Harbour and Melmerby Beach along the Northumberland Strait. The nearby headland was named Kings Head as early as 1781 and from this geographic feature, the community got its name. This Kings Head Map was created by combining modified topographic data, community details, and a shaded relief model to depict terrain features. Find out more about this map, including how to download a free copy.
The rural coastal community of Kings Head is located between Little Harbour and Melmerby Beach along the Northumberland Strait. The nearby headland was named Kings Head as early as 1781 and from this geographic feature, the community got its name. This Kings Head Map was created by combining modified topographic data, community details, and a shaded relief model to depict terrain features. Find out more about this map, including how to download a free copy.
Pictou County is full of small waterways whose names echo the families, industries, and landscapes that shaped the region. Among them are two separate brooks named Cameron Brook, each flowing through its own corner of the county. The first Cameron Brook lies in the inland hills in the community of Hopewell, and flow east into West Branch East River. The other Cameron Brook lies further to the east, flowing into Sutherlands River. This brook runs through low‑lying coastal terrain of the communities of Greenwood, Kirkmount, McLellans Mountain, and McPhersons Mills.
Although the two Cameron Brooks lie several kilometres apart, they share a common thread: each reflects the naming traditions and settlement patterns that define Pictou County’s landscape. Small waterways like these rarely make headlines, yet they anchor local geography, appear in land descriptions, and shape the natural environment around them.
Tannery Brook is a modest but significant fresh watercourse within the county’s inland drainage system. that starts flowing south of Fox Brook Road and flows east through the community of Hopewell into the West Branch East River.
Eureka is a rural community located west of the forks of the East River just north of Hopewell, it was once a busy industrial area. The area itself however was a wilderness until 1882 when the Eureka Milling Company factory was erected. The location was selected along the West Branch of the East River to allow the water to provide power and pleasantly situated in a hollow, sheltered from the stormy blasts of winter and delightfully cool in the hottest days of summer. The settlement was steadily growing in 1890.
This Eureka Map was created by combining modified topographic data, community details, and a shaded relief model to depict terrain features. Find out how to download or a print a copy of this map.