McLeods Brook

  • Flows northeast into Tabusintac River.
  • Probably named for Roderick McLeod (circa 1785-1864), settler 1803 from Scotland.
  • Also John McLeod (1751-1823) settled in the area, 1803, from Scotland.

McLeods

  • Named after Angus MacLeod, first postmaster.

McLean Brook

  • Flows east into Nashwaak River at Durham Bridge.
  • Named for Archibald McLean, Loyalist from New York.
  • In Maliseet, Sigigdehask.

McKnights Brook

  • Flows southeast into Miramichi Inner Bay at Neguac.
  • Named for John McKnight, from Scotland, first English-speaking settler there.

McKenzie Corner

  • 8 miles southwest of Woodstock.
  • Post Office McKenzies Corner 1858-1915.
  • Named for William McKenzie (or MacKenzie), a settler circa 1822.

McKenzie Brook

  • Flows southwest into Southwest Miramichi River, opposite Keenan.
  • John McKenzie was a land grantee there.

McKeel Lake

  • In Greenwich Parish.
  • Named for John McKeel, a land grantee there.

McKay Brook

  • Flows southeast into Baie Verte, south of Cape Tormentine.
  • Named for Alexander McKay, settler circa 1810.

McKay Brook

  • Flows southwest into Northwest Miramichi River.
  • Named for Donald McKay, land grantee there.
  • In Mi’kmaq, Koolpichketchk, ‘to turn over’ in reference to a man who challenged others to push him over from a sitting position, but none could.

McIntosh Brook

  • Flows north into Saint John River, west of Fredericton.
  • Named for James, John and Elizabeth McIntosh who had a mill there in the 1800s.