Hardwood Ridge, New Brunswick

Hardwood Ridge
Location of Hardwood Rige in New Brunswick

Coordinates: 46°09′15″N 66°02′15″W / 46.154167°N 66.0375°W / 46.154167; -66.0375

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

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 also

References

  1. "Hardwood Ridge". Geographical Names of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. June 3, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  2. "The Atlas of Canada". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  3. "Hardwood Ridge". Place Names of New Brunswick. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  4. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
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