Bates Settlement is a former[1] settlement in New Brunswick.
Location of Bates Settlement in New Brunswick
It was located 2.26 km NE of Hartfield and 2.26 km SE of Campbell Settlement.
Currently, the road to the settlement serves as a logging road.
History
editIt was first named Oldham Settlement for Joseph Oldham, one of the first settlers in the area. It was later renamed Bates Settlement for settlers John and Lewis Bates.[2]
Notable people
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Names, Canadian Board on Geographical; Names, Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical (1972). New Brunswick. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources. Retrieved 5 July 2010. Entry marked with "Disap. Comm"
- ^ "Bates Settlement". Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
46°00′29″N 67°19′16″W / 46.008°N 67.321°W