New Zion, New Brunswick Explained

New Zion is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.[1] [2]

It is located 5 kilometres southwest of Minto.[3]

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Sunbury County, New Brunswick. New Zion was settled in 1860 and by 1866 it became a farming and coal mining settlement of about three families (Cokeley / Coakley, Corey, and Sowers,[4] however New Zion was in Sheffield Parish by at least as early as 1851 as Northfield Parish was not established until 1857. James H. Sowers was the first postmaster of New Zion, with the first post office established in 1875.[5]

Notable people

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

See also

References

  1. Web site: Natural Resources Canada: Geographical Names of Canada: New Zion . Nrcan.gc.ca . 2011-12-09 . 2012-05-19 . dead . https://archive.today/20120909174225/http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/search/unique_e.php?id=DABQT&output=xml . 2012-09-09 .
  2. Web site: The Atlas of Canada: New Zion . Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca . 2010-02-04 . 2012-05-19.
  3. Web site: Place Names of New Brunswick: New Zion . Archives.gnb.ca . 2012-05-19.
  4. Web site: 1851 Census of New Brunswick: Sunbury County, Sheffield Parish, page 20 . Automated Genealogy . 2012-05-19.
  5. Web site: Library and Archives Canada: Post Offices and Postmasters: New Zion . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2012-05-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202094239/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/001001-119.01-e.php?&isn_id_nbr=18077 . 2014-02-02 .


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