Beersville, New Brunswick

Beersville
Beersville is located in New Brunswick
Beersville
Beersville
Location of Beersville in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46°26′37″N 65°04′27″W / 46.443535°N 65.074167°W / 46.443535; -65.074167 (Beersville)
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyKent County
Lowest elevation
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Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code506

Beersville is a small community in Weldford Parish located 3.92 km SSE of Fords Mills, named for John A. Beers (1860–1951). The community had a post office from 1900 to 1965. In 1904, Beersville was a farming settlement with 1 post office, 1 store, 1 sawmill, 1 church and a population of 100, and had a station on the Intercolonial Railway. Beersville is located on Route 465.

Beersville has a church (St. James Presbyterian Church), a local community center and was home of the local fire department for many years before it was moved to nearby Fords Mills.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick

See also

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