Perth-Andover (Saint John River Valley)
1. Andover Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
It was first called Tobique or Little Tobique. The post office opened in 1842 as Tobique and was renamed Andover in 1846, taking the name from a town in Hampshire, England which translates as 'ash tree stream.'
2. Bon Accord Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
The name is French for 'good agreement' or 'good understanding' and is the motto of Aberdeen, Scotland. The post office opened around 1889.
3. Carlingford Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
Carlingford is named for Sir John Carling (1828-1911) MP 1867-1872; 1878-1872 and Postmaster-General 1882-1885.
4. Four Falls Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
The area was settled in 1949 and first known as Little River for the local name of Limestone Stream. Four Falls Stream is a tributary of Limestone Stream.
5. Lerwick / Tilley Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
The place name honours the career of Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley (1818-1896), premier of New Brunswick from 1861 to 1865 and 1866-1867.
6. Lower California Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
The place was settled in 1849 during the gold rush in California and may have been named in jest.
7. Perth-Andover Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (506) 273-4959 FAX: (506) 273-4947 - Leave a Public Review
Perth Parish was established in 1833 on the E side of the river and likely named after Perth in Scotland, birthplace of Sir Archibald Campbell (1769-1843), Lieut.-Gov. of NB 1831-1837.
8. Rowena Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
The post office opened here in 1885. The name may have been given by a clerk in the post office department in Ottawa.
9. Tobique Narrows Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
The community takes its name from the river which was named for a Maliseet chief, Noel Toubic or Tobec (1706-1767), who lived at the mouth of the river.
  10. Beech Glen Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  11. Hillandale Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  12. Inman Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  13. Lower Kintore Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  14. Lower Perth Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  15. Maliseet Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  16. Medford Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  17. Morrell Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  18. North Tilley Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  19. Perth Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  20. Tinker Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  21. Tobique 20 Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  22. Turner Settlement Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  23. Upper Kintore Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
24. Aroostook (Aroostook, 9km) Your Host(s): Municipal Administration, Phone: (506) 273-6443 - Leave a Public Review
The community took its name from the river when the post office was established in 1854. The name may derive from the Maliseet designation of the St. John R. and is first shown on a 1699 map as Arassatuk, translated as 'good river for everything.'
  25. Bairdsville (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
26. Beechwood (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
This is the site of a major hydro-electric development and the place was named for the profusion of beech and other hardwood trees in the area. Bumfrow is believed to be a corruption of the French bois franc for 'hardwood.'
  27. Blue Hill (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  28. Clearview (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  29. Dover Hill (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  30. Halls Corner (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
31. Holmesville (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
The post office opened in 1859 and was named for the first settler. In 1866 local residents included Daniel, Hiram, Moses, William and Moses Holmes, Jr.
  32. Ketchum Ridge (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
33. Kilburn (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
William H. Kilburn settled here in 1845, but when the post office opened in 1885, the community was called Kilburn's Landing after the first postmaster, Benjamin Kilburn. Two years later the name was shortened to Kilburn.
34. Killoween (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
The community was named for Charles Russell, 1 st baron Russell of Killowen (1832-1900), Lord Chief Justice of England. A post office operated here from 1900 to 1951.
35. Kincardine (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
The place was named after Kincardine, Scotland, by a group of Scottish settlers who came here in 1873 and described the place as 'a wilderness much less attractive than that which they had been led to expect.'
  36. Knoxford (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  37. Listerville (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  38. Maplehurst (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  39. Mineral (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
40. Moose Mountain (Upper Kent, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
The community was first called McDougall Settlement and had a post office from 1908 to 1951. Moose Mountain is first noted on a plan of this region of NB by George Sproule in 1799.