New Zion is a Canadian unincorporated community in
Northfield Parish,
Sunbury County,
New Brunswick
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It is located 5 kilometres southwest of
Minto
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History
New Zion was settled in 1860 and by 1866 it became a farming and coal mining settlement
of about three families (
Cokeley / Coakley,
Corey, and
Sowers,
however New Zion was in
Sheffield Parish by at least as early as 1851
as
Northfield Parish was not established until 1857. James H. Sowers was the first postmaster of New Zion, with the first post office established in 1875.
Notable people
See also
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List of communities in New Brunswick
References
Communities in Sunbury County, New Brunswick
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