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Welcome to North River ...

Although we found mention of North River during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how North 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 North River to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with North River, please Contact Us.




While we don't have a date for the founding of North 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 North River: N. River

Time Zone: The area where we believe that North 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 North River would be found within the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named North River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named North River - they are located in Missouri, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Prince Edward Island and Virginia.

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

Communities near North River ...

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

  • Charlottetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stratford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <2>
  • Miltonvale Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltonvale Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonvale Park
  • North Rustico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for North Rustico
  • Clyde River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crapaud
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Brackley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackley
  • Kinkora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for Kinkora
  • Hunter River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North River ...

Looking for more information about North 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.

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

Adding North 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 North River was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North River.

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 North River and then turned east". While North River could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added North 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 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 North 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>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.









 

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