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Place Map
Lat. N
Lon. W
Population
Year/People
History Topo Map
Argentia (Little Placentia) 1N/5
47° 18'
53° 59'
1763/130
1845/573
1940/477
settled before 1700
abandoned 1941
Bar Haven (Barren Island until 1911; Baron or Baron's Island in 1892) 1M/9
47° 43'
54° 14'
1835/130
1874/108
1911/248
1941/204
1965/200
1966/188
settled by 1800
abandoned 1966
Black River / / pulp mill near Swift Current 1894-1903
settled before 1892
abandoned 1903
Brule (Great ~; Brewley) and Little Brule 1M/9
47° 40'
54° 08'
1869/67
1891/34
1901/58
1921/89
1945/93
1951/108
settled early 1800's
abandoned by 1955
Clattice Harbour and ~ ~ Southwest 1M/8
47° 29'
54° 28'
1836/39
1901/187
1941/193
1966/49
settled by early 1800's
abandoned 1966
Crawley Island (Harbour ~ ) with Bald Head and Mooneys Cove 1N/13
47° 26'
53° 52'
1901/86
1921/39
settled by 1835
abandoned early 1950's
Darbys Harbour (Darby ~) with Eastern Bight 1M/8
47° 28'
54° 12'
1836/30
1945/26
settled by 1835
abandoned by 1951
Davis Cove 1M/9
47° 38'
54° 21'
1845/35
1941/104
1986/247
settled 1845
abandoned 1969
Davis Island (Port Elizabeth) and Flat Island 1M/7
47° 16'
54° 55'
1836/51
1846/101
1869/345
1884/500
1911/429
1941/434
1966/331
settled early 1800's
abandoned by 1970
Deep Cove 1M/7
47° 25'
54° 30'
1891/27
1945/20
settled by 1850
abandoned by 1950
Gooseberry Cove 1M/1
47° 04'
54° 06'
1836/26
1951/9
settled by 1836
abandoned after 1951
Grandy Point 1M/8
47° 24'
54° 24'
1836/42
1869/47
1884/53
1891/8
settled early 1800's
abandoned by 1900
Great Bona (~ Bonah) 1M/7
47° 23'
54° 32'
1845/19
1857/39
1871/50
1874/41
1941/33
1951/20
settled by 1845
abandoned by 1956
Great Paradise (Paradise) 1M/8
47° 21'
54° 36'
1810/214
1816/310
1836/76
1869/147
1921/197;1966/110
French station from late 1600's
settled by early 1800's
abandoned 1966
Harbour Buffett (North East ~ ~) with Coffin Cove and Kearneys Cove 1M/9
47° 31'
54° 05'
1836/58
1857/313
1921/498
1941/445
1966/266
settled early 1800's
abandoned after 1966
Harbour Island 1M/9
47° 33'
54° 16'
1911/57
1935/36
settled by 1900
abandoned by 1965
Haystack 1M/9
47° 38'
54° 05'
1857/37
1869/49
1874/74
1891/79
1951/78
1956/16
1961/2
1966/1
settled by 1845
partially abandoned by 1960
abandoned 1966
Indian Harbour 1M/8
47° 29'
54° 12'
/ vacated or seasonal settlement
Iona (Rams Island before 1910) 1N/5
47° 26'
53° 59'
1836/197
1845/167
1857/133
1941/67
1945/46
1951/36
used early in 1800's
settled by 1836
abandoned by 1956
Isle Valen with Storehouse Cove and Francis ~ 1M/8
47° 29'
54° 24'
1836/167
1857/289
1884/236
1891/141
1941/161
1966/173
settled early 1800's
abandoned after 1966
Jude Island (Hay Cove) 1M/2
47° 15'
54° 49'
1891/86
1921/68
1956/9
settled by 1835
abandoned by 1960
Kingwell (Mussel Harbour Arm before 1921) 1M/9
47° 33'
54° 06'
1884/184
1921/217
1935/243
1966/108
settled by 1880
abandoned after 1966
La Manche 1N/12
47° 42'
53° 56'
1836/20
1874/142
1941/23
1966/1
settled by 1836
abandoned by 1966
Lears Cove 1L/16
46° 52'
54° 12'
1835/8
1869/17
1961/6
settled by 1836
abandoned 1961
Little Bona 1M/7
47° 22'
54° 34'
1961/9 settled early 1800's
abandoned by 1965
Little Harbour (~ ~ West) 1M/7
47° 23'
54° 48'
1845/10
1935/128
1961/86
1966/58
settled by 1840
abandoned 1966
Little Paradise 1M/8
47° 22'
54° 35'
1836/43
1935/108
1966/71
settled early 1800's
abandoned 1966
Marquise 1N/5
47° 17'
54° 00'
1845/67
1935/283
settled early 1800's
abandoned 1940
Marticot Island 1M/7
47° 20'
54° 35'
1921/9 light station settled 1909
abandoned by 1966
Merasheen with Best's Harbour, Merry ~, Indian Cove, and Coopers ~ 1M/8
47° 25'
54° 21'
1836/188
1857/127
1921/380
1941/318
1953/348
1961/291
1966/271
settled late 1700's
abandoned after 1966
Oderin 1M/7
47° 18'
54° 48'
1836/133
1857/384
1874/421
1911/239
1941/239
1966/143
French station until 1713
settled early 1700's
abandoned 1966
Patricks Island 1M/7
47° 17'
54° 50'
1845/12 settled early 1800's
abandoned 1847
Petticoat Island   1845/21
1869/27
settled by 1835
abandoned by 1875
Pinch Cove / 1891/30
1901/19
1911/13
1921/18
settled by 1835
abandoned after 1921
Port Anne or Burnt Island 1M/7
47° 23'
54° 42'
1845/25
1869/53
1966/124
settled early 1800's
abandoned 1966
Port Royal (Mussel Harbour) 1M/9
47° 32'
54° 07'
1857/40
1869/108
1901/53
1911/123
1941/111
1966/90
settled by 1850
abandoned by 1966
Presque 1M/8
47° 25'
54° 30'
1845/163
1911/103
1941/26
1945/54
1966/74
settled by 1845
abandoned 1966
Prowseton (Seevelys Cove or Sibleys ~ before 1915) 1M/9
47° 41'
54° 19'
1836/4
1845/18
1879/36
1901/58
1941/42
1951/50
1966/28
settled in 1830's
abandoned 1967
Red Island Harbour (Red Island) 1M/8
47° 24'
54° 09'
1836/83
1921/484
1941/433
1961/243
1986/1
settled by 1800
abandoned 1968
settled 1981
abandoned by 1990
Rosiru (Rose au Rue) 1M/9
47° 30'
54° 10'
1945/5 settled 1884
abandoned 1946
Soldiers Cove 1M/16
47° 48'
54° 13'
1911/22
1945/8
settled by 1911
abandoned after 1945
Sound Island with Maggoty Cove (Back ~), Newtown, Browns Cove, and Muddy Hole (Bollards Cove) 1M/16
47° 50'
54° 10'
1836/157
1921/236
1935/178
1951/89
settled 1805
abandoned 1953

Spencers Cove and Peaches Cove 1M/9
47° 40'
54° 05'
1857/87
1941/119
1961/163
settled by 1850
abandoned by 1966
St. Annes (Anns Cove; Southeast Arm Presque) with Greens Cove and Swaddlers ~ 1M/8
47° 26'
54° 28'
1874/96
1884/71
1891/43
1941/72
1961/31
settled by 1870
abandoned 1966
St. Josephs (Great ~ and Little ~; Gallows Harbour to 1863) 1M/7
47° 23'
54° 46'
1836/22
1935/212
1941/212
settled by 1835
abandoned early 1960's
St. Kyrans 1M/8
47° 28'
54° 27'
1857/12
1871/30
1911/116
1941/95
1966/37
settled by 1857
abandoned 1966
St. Leonards with Olivers Cove and Mahoneys Cove 1M/8
47° 28'
54° 27'
1836/65
1857/101
1941/37
1966/20
settled 1803
abandoned 1966
Tacks Beach (Ragged Islands+) with
Bakers Cove, Bests ~, Broad ~, Coopers* ~, Yawls ~, and Jean de Gaunt
1M/9
47° 34'
54° 13'
1857/42
1874/11
1921/252
1941/67*
1956/30+
1966/140
settled early 1800's
abandoned by 1967
The Tickles 1M/9
47° 31'
54° 04'
1836/17
1845/25
1961/25
settled by 1835
abandoned by 1966
Toslow (Tasselo) 1M/8
47° 24'
54° 29'
1845/26
1911/48
1941/38
1956/13
settled by 1835
abandoned by 1961
Trinny Cove with Brines Island* 1N/5
47° 29'
53° 55'
1835/12
1845/32*
1884/6
1921/23
settled early 1800's
abandoned by 1935
Virgin Cove 1M/8
47° 27'
54° 18'
1845/42
1857/30
1891/10
settled by 1835
abandoned by 1900
Western Cove 1M/9
47° 41'
54° 15'
1884/46
1911/30/ 1945/29
1966/31
settled by 1884
abandoned 1966
Woody Island with Old Cove, Jean ~, and Rock ~ 1M/16 1836/93
1891/128
1901/237
1941/290
1966/341
1991/1
settled early 1800's
abandoned 1966