Balmoral

  • 7 miles southwest of Dalhousie.
  • Post Office from c1885. Village incorporated 1972.
  • Named for Balmoral, Scotland. Laid out in 1856, settled mainly after 1874 under Free Grants Act.
  • Locally pronounced “bal-mer-al” with emphasis on last syllable.

Archibald Settlement

  • 19 miles southeast of Dalhousie.
  • Post Office circa 1885-1968, Mrs. Catherine Archibald, first postmaster.
  • Settled in 1836. William, Robert and Hugh Archibald, natives of Isle of Aran, were grantees of land.

Atholville

  • 3 miles west of Campbellton.
  • Village incorporated 1966.
  • Named for Athol House built by Robert Ferguson (?1768-1851) who emigrated from the area of Blair Atholl, Scotland in 1796.
  • Athol House burned down in 1894.