Welcome to Indian River ...
Although we found mention of Indian River during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Indian River 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 Indian River to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Indian River, please Contact Us.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian River, 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.
A typical abbreviation for Indian River: Indian Riv.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Indian River 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 Indian River would be found within the (902) area code.
Communities Also Named Indian River ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Indian River - they are located in Delaware, Maine, Michigan, New York, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian River.
Communities near Indian River ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Indian River.
- Summerside
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
- Summerside lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southwest of Indian River.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Summerside
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerside<4>
- Kensington
- Miscouche
- Borden - Carleton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden - Carleton
- Borden - Carleton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south of Indian River.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden - Carleton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Borden - Carleton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borden - Carleton<4>
- North Rustico
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rustico
- North Rustico lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east of Indian River.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rustico came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on North Rustico
- Wellington
- Crapaud
- Kinkora
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkora
- Kinkora lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south of Indian River.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinkora came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Kinkora
- Linkletter
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkletter
- Linkletter lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southwest of Indian River.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Linkletter
- Hunter River
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian River ...
Looking for more information about Indian River? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Indian River, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Indian River.
Adding Indian River 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 Indian River was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Indian River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.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 Indian River and then turned east". While Indian River could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Indian River 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 Indian River 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4833, Longitude: -63.6833 |
| <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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |