Hardwood Ridge, New Brunswick Explained

46.1542°N -66.0375°W

Hardwood Ridge is an unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] [2]

It is located eight kilometres north-northeast of Minto.[3]

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Hardwood Ridge was a farming community in 1866, there was a population of about forty families. Part of Hardwood Ridge used to be Linton between 1866 and 1932, a community with a population of one-hundred in 1871; Stephen Linton was the first postmaster of Linton.[4]

Notable people

See main article: List of people from Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Hardwood Ridge. June 3, 2011. March 29, 2012. Geographical Names of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. dead. https://archive.today/20120907034113/http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/search/unique_e.php?id=DAJHQ. September 7, 2012.
  2. Web site: The Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. March 29, 2012.
  3. Web site: Hardwood Ridge. Place Names of New Brunswick. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. March 29, 2012.
  4. Web site: Post Offices and Postmasters. Library and Archives Canada. March 29, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419021553/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/001001-119.01-e.php. April 19, 2012.