O'Leary (North Cape Coastal Drive, C0B 1V0)
1. Haliburton Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
5 mi w of O'Leary in Lot 7. Named by Robert Bruce Stewart, owner of Lot 7, for Robert Grant Haliburton (son of the famous writer) who was Stewart's arbitrator under the Land Purchase Act 1875. Noted in JHA 1879. P.O. 1904-1913.
2. Howards Cove Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
Robert Howard came here from Ireland around 1819.
3. Howlan Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
12 mi N of O'Leary in Lots 5 and 6. Named for George William Howlan (1835-1901), a member of the House of Assembly when the road was named c1870, and Lieutenant Governor 1894-1899. P.O. Mill River 1883-1912; P.O. Howlan 1912-1969.
4. Knutsford Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
3 mi W of O'Leary in Lots 7 and 8. School district 1869. Possibly named for Knutsford, southwest of Manchester, England. P.O. O'Leary Road 1871-1913.
5. MacWilliams Cove Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
he cove is named for David MacWilliams who moved here from Scotland around 1830 and built flour, carding and saw mills.
6. Mount Royal Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
2 mi SW of O'Leary in Lots 8 and 9. Given in 1901 after Mount Royal at Montreal because the school was at a higher elevation than the surrounding country. P.O. 1904-1913.
7. O'Leary Your Host(s): Municipality, Phone: (902) 859-3311 - Leave a Public Review
Village incorporated 1951 in Lot 6. Named for Michael O'Leary who lived on the west end of the road about 9 mi from the village in the early 1800s. He went to Ireland 1858 and then returned to North America, drowning accidentally at Halifax.
8. Springfield West Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
6 mi W of O'Leary in Lots 7 and 8. Lake 1863 and Meacham 1880 Springfield, the school district name. P.O. Maddock 1876-1914, James Maddocks postmaster. Meacham 1880 lists Maddock P.O. at the farm of Jas. Mattix.
9. West Cape Your Host(s): Canada Post, - Leave a Public Review
9 mi W of O'Leary in Lots 7 and 8. P.O. West Cape c1852-1913. School district Greenhill before 1880.
  10. Forestview Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  11. Kelly Road Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  12. Lot 6 Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  13. Lot 7 Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  14. Unionvale Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
  15. Woodstock Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
16. Cape Gage (Miminegash, 19km) - Leave a Public Review
The cape juts into Northumberland Strait N of Miminegash.
17. Ebbsfleet (Miminegash, 19km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
P.O. 1894-1967 in Miminegash. Douglas 1925 suggests it is named for Ebbsfleet, Kent, England. Locally it has been suggested that the large fishing fleet and the fast ebb tides suggested the name.
18. Horse Head (Miminegash, 19km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
The headland extends into Northumberland Strait between Waterford and Pleasant View and was named in 1880 for its likeness to a horse's head.
19. Miminegash (Miminegash, 19km) Your Host(s): Municipality, Phone: (902) 882-3223 - Leave a Public Review
9 mi NW of Alberton in Lot 2. Douglas 1925 suggests from M'negash, 'what is carried' or 'portage place'; Pacifique 1934 has Elmenigetjg, 'forward land'. P.O. 1861-1921 and from 1967; also P.O. Ebbsfleet 1894-1967.
20. St. Edward (Miminegash, 19km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
8 mi SW of Tignish in Lot 2. P.O. 1909-1913.
21. St. Lawrence (Miminegash, 19km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
7 mi NW of Alberton in Lot 3. Probably derived from the name of the gulf. School 1890.
22. Alberton (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Municipality, Phone: (902) 853-2720 - Leave a Public Review
Town incorporated 1913 in Lot 4. Named by Benjamin Rogers for Albert Edward Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, who visited Charlottetown in 1860.
23. Alberton South (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
Formerly called Lewis Town for Edward Lewis, proprietor of Lot 5, Hills Town for Lewis's agent, John Hill, and Northport. Possibly Cascumpec P.O.1839-1868 was here before Alberton developed as a railway centre c1872.
  24. Brooklyn (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
25. Cascumpec (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
5 mi S of Alberton on what was once called Cascumpec Road, Lots 5 and 6. School district was Oyster Creek, which became Alexandria c1895. P.O. Lot 6 1862-1914. Hill 1821 Williams Town. Bayfield 1851 French Village.
  26. Central Kildare (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
27. Dock Corner (Creek, River) (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
At junction of Highways 2 and 12 and on Dock Creek, 12 mi w of Alberton, Lot 4. Meacham 1880 has Union for the school district there.
28. Fortune Cove (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
5 mi SW of Alberton in Lot 5. P.O. c1889-1915.
29. Fox Island (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
At the mouth of Mill River, Lot 5. Named by Samuel Holland 1765 Fox Head, probably for Henry Fox (1705-1774) 1st Lord Holland or his brother, Stephen Fox-Strangways (1704-1776) 1st Earl of Ilchester.
30. Greenmount-Montrose (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Municipality, Phone: (902) 853-2235 - Leave a Public Review
3 mi S of Tignish in Lot 2. School 1878 Green Mount. P.O. c1895 1914. Formerly called Laricotier Road.
31. Huntley (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
3 mi NW of Alberton in Lot 4. P.O. South Kildare c1899-1903.
32. Jacques Cartier Provincial Park (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
Provincial park 4 mi NE of Alberton in Lot 4. Named in honour of Cartier's voyage along the adjacent shore in 1534.
  33. Northport (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Municipality, Phone: (902) 853-7892 - Leave a Public Review
34. Oultons Island (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
In Cascumpec Bay, Lot 5. Named for Robert Oulton who with Charles Dalton raised silver foxes there from 1894. Meacham 1880 Savage Island. Known as Cherry Island when Oulton bought it.
35. Ram Island (Alberton) (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
In Cascumpec Bay, Lot 5. On Bayfield 1845. Hill 1821 Elizabeth Island.
36. Sandy Island (Alberton, 17km) Your Host(s): Canada Post - Leave a Public Review
In Alberton Harbour, Lot 5. On Bayfield 1851. Hill 1821 Goose Island.