Place Names
were many Hebridean Scots lived
Place Names
were many Hebridean Scots lived
Some of these towns have a different name now and a few have even disappeared. These county names were obsoleted in the 1980s, but are essential for historical research.
COMPTON COUNTY
Ballalan (near Scotstown)
Bury
Canterbury
Cookshire
Dell
East Angus
Eaton twp
Fisher Hill (near Gould)
Gould Station
Hampden twp
Keith (West) (near Bury)
Lingwick
McLeod's Crossing (in Milan)
North Hill (near Gould)
Red Mountain (near Gould)
Robinson (near Bury)
Scotstown
Tolsta (in Winslow Twp)
Victoria (near Lingwick)
West Keith (near Bury)
SHERBROOKE COUNTY
Huntingville
Lennoxville
Sherbrooke
FRONTENAC COUNTY
Agnes (near Lake Megantic)
Echo Vale
Gisla
Lake Megantic -> Lac-Mégantic
Marsboro
Marston twp (=Marsden)
Milan
Ness Hill
Sand Hill (in Whitton Twp)
Spring Hill ->Nantes)
Whitton -> Milan
Winslow -> Stornoway
WOLFE COUNTY
Bishopton
Weedon twp
The locations of many of these towns are marked on my Map of Cemeteries.
For coordinates of these historical towns, search the historical name in the Canadian Geographic Names Database.