Please note: the listing below is made from place names used in the returns. They may vary from the places commonly known today. Sydney county, for example, was created in 1784 to administer the eastern mainland of Nova Scotia (now Antigonish and Guysborough Counties). The name remained in use during the period of this census.
Ainslie Township, Inverness County
Argyle Township, Yarmouth County
Arichat Township, Richmond County
Arisaig Township, Sydney County
Aylesford Township, Kings County
Baddeck River, Cape Breton County
Ball's Brook, Cape Breton County
Barrington Township, Shelburne County
Bay of Islands, Halifax County
Beaver Harbour, Halifax County
Big and Little Ponds, Cape Breton County
Big Beach Pond, Cape Breton County
Big Harbour, Cape Breton County
Big Narrows, Cape Breton County
Black Brook, Cape Breton County
Black Settlement, Sydney County
Boulardarie, Cape Breton County
Branch Road, Cape Breton County
Canso Township, Inverness County
Cape North, Cape Breton County
Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County
Chester Township, Lunenburg County
Country Harbour, Guysborough County
Dalhousie Settlement, Annapolis County
Dorchester Township, Sydney County
Economy Township, Colchester County
Egerton Township, Pictou County
Ellisons Bar, Cape Breton County
Falmouth Township, Hants County
Fergusons Cove, Halifax County
Flambois (Framboise), Richmond County
French River, Cape Breton County
French Village, Cape Breton County
George's River, Cape Breton County
Goose Cove, Cape Breton County
Goose Pond, Cape Breton County
Grand Lake, Cape Breton County
Grinton Settlement, Annapolis County
Gut of Canso Settlement, Sydney County
Guysborough Township, Guysborough County
Hammonds Plains, Halifax County
Hawksbury Township, Richmond County
Hillsborough, Annapolis County
Hillsburgh Township, Digby County
Kemptown Settlement, Colchester County
Lennox Township, Richmond County
Little Baddeck, Cape Breton County
Little Harbour, Halifax County
Little Loran, Cape Breton County
Little St Peters, Richmond County
Little Tracadie Settlement, Sydney County
Liverpool Township, Queens County
Londonderry Township, Colchester County
Louisbourg Road, Cape Breton County
Lower Musquodoboit, Halifax County
Lower Prospect, Halifax County
Lower Stewiacke, Colchester County
Lunenburg Township, Lunenburg County
Maitland Township, Richmond County
Manchester Township, Guysborough County
Margaree Township, Inverness County
Maxwelton Township, Pictou County
Melford Township, Guysborough County
Middle District Cow Bay, Cape Breton County
Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County
Middle River, Cape Breton County
Middle Shelburne Township, Shelburne County
Middle Stewiacke, Colchester County
Mill Brook, Cape Breton County
Moss Road Settlement, Annapolis County
New Albany Settlement, Annapolis County
Newport Township, Hants County
Northern District, Queens County
Onslow Township, Colchester County
Parrsboro Township, Kings County
Perot Settlement, Annapolis County
Petite Riviere, Lunenburg County
Pictou Township, Pictou County
Pleasant River, Lunenburg County
Port Hood Township, Inverness County
Port Mouton Township, Queens County
Port Piswick (Petpeswick), Halifax County
Portuguese Cove, Halifax County
Ramsay Road Settlement, Annapolis County
Smelt Brook, Cape Breton County
St. Andrews Township, Sydney County
St. Anns Harbour, Cape Breton County
St. Margaret's Bay, Halifax County
St. Mary's Township, Guysborough County
Sutherland Island, Halifax County
Tatamagouche, Colchester County
Three Fathom Harbour, Halifax County
Tracadie Township, Sydney County
Truro Township, Colchester County
Uniacke Township, Hants County
Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax County
Upper Narrows, Cape Breton County
Upper Prospect, Halifax County
Upper Stewiacke, Colchester County
West Chester, Lunenburg County
West Shelburne Township, Shelburne County
Western Shore, Lunenburg County
Wilmot Township, Guysborough County
Windsor Township, Hants County
Yarmouth Township, Yarmouth County
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