Welcome to Victoria ...

Although we found mention of Victoria during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Victoria was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Victoria to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Victoria, please Contact Us.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Victoria, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

When the people of Victoria refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Victorian<2>

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Victoria might be (or was) located is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

We believe that Victoria would be found within the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Victoria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Victoria - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Victoria.

Communities near Victoria ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Victoria.

Springhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <3>
Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
West Wentworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wentworth
Greenville Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Station
Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleboro came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleboro
North Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Middleboro came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middleboro
Pugwash Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash Junction
Pugwash River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pugwash River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash River
Roslin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
South Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Middleboro came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Victoria ...

Looking for more information about Victoria? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Victoria, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Victoria.

Adding Victoria to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Victoria was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Victoria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Victoria and then turned west". While Victoria could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Victoria as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Victoria could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Victoria refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Victoria may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.