Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 53 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 53 communities, three are located in Canada and 52 are in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Pike County
This Troy is located in Pike County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Troy.
Sumter County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Troy [Sumter County].
Arizona
Pinal County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Troy [Pinal County].
Arkansas
Drew County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Troy [Drew County].
Ouachita County
This Troy is located in Ouachita County and lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Troy.
California
Placer County
This Troy is located in Placer County and lies 2,968 miles [4,776.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Troy.
Colorado
Las Animas County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Troy [Las Animas County].
Florida
Orange County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Troy [Orange County].
Idaho
Latah County
This Troy is located in Latah County and lies 2,589 miles [4,166.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Troy.
Illinois
Fulton County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Troy [Fulton County].
Madison County
This Troy is located in Madison County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Troy.
Indiana
DeKalb County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Troy [DeKalb County].
Perry County
This Troy is located in Perry County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Troy.
Iowa
Davis County
This Troy is located in Davis County and lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Troy.
Lucas County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Troy [Lucas County].
Kansas
Anderson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Troy [Anderson County].
Doniphan County
This Troy is located in Doniphan County and lies 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doniphan County community of Troy.
Kentucky
Jessamine County
This Troy is located in Jessamine County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of Troy.
Woodford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Troy [Woodford County].
Louisiana
East Feliciana Parish
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Troy [East Feliciana Parish].
Tensas Parish
This Troy is located in Tensas Parish and lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Troy.
Maine
Waldo County
This Troy is located in Waldo County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Troy.
Michigan
Berrien County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Troy [Berrien County].
Newaygo County
This Troy is located in Newaygo County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Troy.
Oakland County
This Troy is located in Oakland County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Troy.
Minnesota
Mower County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Mower County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Troy.
Winona County
This Troy is located in Winona County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winona County community of Troy.
Mississippi
Pontotoc County
This Troy is located in Pontotoc County and lies 1,647 miles [2,650.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Troy.
Missouri
Lincoln County
This Troy is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Troy.
Montana
Lincoln County
This Troy is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,513 miles [4,044.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Troy.
Nebraska
Greeley County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Greeley County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greeley County community of Troy.
Nevada
Nye County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Troy [Nye County].
New Hampshire
Cheshire County
This Troy is located in Cheshire County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Troy.
New Mexico
Colfax County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Troy.
New York
Rensselaer County
This Troy is located in Rensselaer County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Troy.
North Carolina
Montgomery County
This Troy is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Troy.
Ohio
Miami County
This Troy is located in Miami County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Troy.
Wood County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Wood County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Troy.
Oklahoma
Johnston County
This Troy is located in Johnston County and lies 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Troy.
Ontario
This Troy lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the west.
Oregon
Wallowa County
This Troy is located in Wallowa County and lies 2,638 miles [4,245.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallowa County community of Troy.
Pennsylvania
Bradford County
This Troy is located in Bradford County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Troy.
Clearfield County
This Troy is located in Clearfield County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Troy.
Jefferson County
This Troy is located in Jefferson County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Troy.
South Carolina
Greenwood County
This Troy is located in Greenwood County and lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Troy.
South Dakota
Grant County
This Troy is located in Grant County and lies 1,705 miles [2,743.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Troy.
Tennessee
Obion County
This Troy is located in Obion County and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Troy.
Texas
Bell County
This Troy is located in Bell County and lies 2,158 miles [3,473 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Troy.
Freestone County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Freestone County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freestone County community of Troy.
Vermont
Orleans County
This Troy is located in Orleans County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Troy.
Virginia
Fluvanna County
This Troy is located in Fluvanna County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Troy.
West Virginia
Gilmer County
This Troy is located in Gilmer County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Troy.
Wisconsin
Walworth County
This Troy is located in Walworth County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Troy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Troy ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Centennial (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Mattie Settlement (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattie Settlement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Troy to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Troy and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Troy to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,557 miles [5,724.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Troy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Troy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6833, Longitude: -61.4333
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Troy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Troy 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.
<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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Troy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.447 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.876 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.029 degrees.