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Welcome to Southport ...

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




While we don't have a date for the founding of Southport, 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 Southport 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 Southport would be found within the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Southport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Southport - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Southport ...

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

  • Cornwall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Miltonvale Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Warren Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Grove
  • Crapaud
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Brackley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Hunter River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Stewart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Stewart came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Stewart
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Stewart <2>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southport ...

Looking for more information about Southport? 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 Southport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Southport.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southport.

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 north past Southport and then turned west". While Southport could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Southport 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 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 Southport 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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