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Welcome to Newcomb Corner ...Although we found mention of Newcomb Corner during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Newcomb Corner 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 Newcomb Corner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Newcomb Corner - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Newcomb Corner, please Contact Us. While we don't have a date for the founding of Newcomb Corner, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897. A typical abbreviation for Newcomb Corner: Newcomb Cor. (or less commonly used: Newcomb Crn.) Time Zone: The area where we believe that Newcomb Corner 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). Area Codes for Newcomb Corner: 902 & 782<2> Adding Newcomb Corner 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 Newcomb Corner was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897). For more details, see References and Mentions for Newcomb Corner. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/ Footnotes ... |
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