Welcome to Cape Breton ...
Although we found mention of Cape Breton during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Cape Breton 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 Cape Breton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cape Breton, please Contact Us.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cape Breton, 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.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Cape Breton 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 Cape Breton would be found within the (506) area code.
Communities Also Named Cape Breton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cape Breton - they are located in New Brunswick and New Jersey.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cape Breton.
Communities near Cape Breton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cape Breton.
- Moncton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dieppe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dieppe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieppe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dieppe <2>
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverview <2>
- Moncton Parish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moncton Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncton Parish
- Shediac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shediac came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shediac
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shediac <2>
- Shediac Parish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shediac Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shediac Parish
- Memramcook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memramcook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memramcook
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memramcook <2>
- Salisbury Parish
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Parish
- Bouctouche
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Breton ...
Looking for more information about Cape Breton? 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 Cape Breton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cape Breton.
Adding Cape Breton 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 Cape Breton was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cape Breton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.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 Cape Breton and then turned east". While Cape Breton could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Cape Breton 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Cape Breton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |