Flatlands, New Brunswick

Flatlands
Unincorporated community
Location of Flatlands, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°59′00″N 66°53′00″W / 47.983333°N 66.883333°W / 47.983333; -66.883333Coordinates: 47°59′00″N 66°53′00″W / 47.983333°N 66.883333°W / 47.983333; -66.883333
Country  Canada
Province  New Brunswick
County Restigouche
Parish Addington
Electoral Districts
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
Provincial Campbellton-Restigouche Centre
Government
 • Type Local service district
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s) 506
Access Routes Route 11

Flatlands is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] The Duncan family of Aberdeen, Scotland were the original settlers of Flatlands and Campbellton. In 1866 Flatlands was a farming and lumbering settlement with approximately 27 resident families. In 1871, it had a population of 150. In 1898 Flatlands was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and had one post office, three stores, a shingle mill, a church and a population of about 400.[2]

References

  1. ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Flatlands
  2. ↑ "Flatlands". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 15 May 2012.




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