Stellarton - Pictou County Populated Places

Town of Stellarton

Stellarton is one of the five Pictou County Towns, it is located along the East River south of the Town of New Glasgow. It was named after a bed of coal known as “stellar” or “oil” coal. The original name for the area was Albion Mines, the name given by the General Mining Association to their collieries in 1827. At a public meeting held in 1870, the place was renamed to “Stellarton” to represent the high-oil content coal known as Stella coal that was abundance in this area.

Stellarton has a rich history in coal mining and is the hometown of Sobeys, a Canadian Grocery icon.

Town of Pictou

in Town

Pictou is a small a historic Town in Pictou County located along the west side of Pictou Harbour. The name is believed to be derived from the Mi’kmaq word “Piktook” meaning a large explosion, and references the noise made by large waves. It is also believed that it could be a corruption of Poictou, an old province in France. The town was laid out in 1788 and the first house was built about 1790.

Loch Broom

in Pictou County Communities

Loch Broom is a rural community located directly between the Middle River and the West River. It was first settled by Alexander Cameron (who came on the ship Hector) in 1773 and named for its harbour’s approach resembling Loch Broom in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is believed that one of the first churches in Pictou County was built here in 1787.

Sutherlands River

in Pictou County Communities

Sutherlands River is a rural community is located near the mouth of the Sutherlands River just south of Merigomish Harbour. It was named after John Sutherland who arrived on the ship Hector in 1773 and settled in this area soon after. The land was part of a grant made to Sir John Wentworth in October, 1765.

Millstream

in Pictou County Communities

Millstream is a rural community located north of Centredale and west of Springville . There once was a large saw mill, a grain mill, furniture factory, blacksmith, and a log church located here. Stan Roger’s (famous Maritime Singer) father and uncles operated a mill called Rogers Mills here during the 30s and 40s. Find out more about Millstream ….

Browns Point

in Pictou County Communities

Browns Point, is located just west of the north end of the Pictou Causeway. It was once the location of the end of a large railway crossing that crossed from Loch Broom over to Pictou. The bridge was eventually destroyed in a fire in 1993.

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