Pocologan | |
Native Name: | Maliseet papkeləkwan |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within New Brunswick. |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
Subdivision Name3: | Pennfield / Lepreau |
Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
Seat: | New Brunswick Southwest |
Parts Type: | Provincial |
Parts: | Charlotte-The Isles |
Government Type: | Local service district |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Timezone Dst: | ADT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
Coordinates: | 45.1222°N -66.5842°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | E5J |
Area Code: | 506 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Pocologan is a rural community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] Pocologan word origin is from Maliseet that means marshy area or bay and also resting place for canoes. The community is named after the nearby Pocologan River.[2]
Located on the Bay of Fundy between Saint John and St. George, the community originally included New River Beach.
Clam harvesting and processing was an early industry however it was mostly non-existent by the 1980s due to over-harvesting.
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.
See main article: List of people from Charlotte County, New Brunswick.