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At present there are 15 counties: Albert County was cut out of Westmorland, Kent County from the southern part of Northumberland, Gloucester from the north east of Northumberland and Restigouche, along the river of that name, from Northumberland and York. Victoria and Carleton Counties were carved out of York as well, but Madawaska was only separated out of Victoria in 1873. | At present there are 15 counties: Albert County was cut out of Westmorland, Kent County from the southern part of Northumberland, Gloucester from the north east of Northumberland and Restigouche, along the river of that name, from Northumberland and York. Victoria and Carleton Counties were carved out of York as well, but Madawaska was only separated out of Victoria in 1873. | ||
The ''County Guides'' issued (and posted on the Internet) by the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ('''PANB''') explain the history of each county. Maps, and a table showing the changes and the dates they occurred will be found at the end of this section. Counties are divided into civil Parishes which you encounter usually as census districts. They are not the same as church parishes. Alan Rayburn names all parishes, and they are marked on the map included with his book. Otherwise, the quick way to check is on the Internet.<ref>Fellows, Robert F., ''Researching Your Ancestors in New Brunswick Canada'' (1979), pages 253-254, has a map showing Parishes and Counties of New Brunswick. The same map is printed in Generations, Issue 48, June 1991, pages 12-13, with an explanation of regional governments; and it is posted on the Internet through the [http:// | The ''County Guides'' issued (and posted on the Internet) by the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ('''PANB''') explain the history of each county. Maps, and a table showing the changes and the dates they occurred will be found at the end of this section. Counties are divided into civil Parishes which you encounter usually as census districts. They are not the same as church parishes. Alan Rayburn names all parishes, and they are marked on the map included with his book. Otherwise, the quick way to check is on the Internet.<ref>Fellows, Robert F., ''Researching Your Ancestors in New Brunswick Canada'' (1979), pages 253-254, has a map showing Parishes and Counties of New Brunswick. The same map is printed in Generations, Issue 48, June 1991, pages 12-13, with an explanation of regional governments; and it is posted on the Internet through the [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/ New Brunswick GenWeb Project].</ref> | ||
=== Gazetteers and Maps === | === Gazetteers and Maps === | ||
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==== Maps - On The Internet ==== | ==== Maps - On The Internet ==== | ||
*[http:// | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/ New Brunswick GenWeb Project] has links to the various County GenWeb pages, which have maps showing the civil parishes, information that can be difficult to find. <br> | ||
*[http://www.acmla.org/ The Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives] has historic maps with tiny replicas you can download. Only one New Brunswick map of any use. <br> | *[http://www.acmla.org/ The Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives] has historic maps with tiny replicas you can download. Only one New Brunswick map of any use. <br> | ||