Photo: Ycleymans · CC BY-SA 4.0Gambo’s surroundings: 10 historic places within 100 km
Bonavista, 83 km from Gambo, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Behind these stands one more local or provincial listing that only Wikidata records.
The registers find 10 places within 100 km of Gambo
Nearest comes Boyd's Cove Beothuk, 82 km off, in Division No. 8, Subdivision L. They belong to 4 towns, chiefly Bonavista, Trinity Bay North and Division No. 8, Subdivision L. The oldest, Cape Bonavista Light, dates from 1843, 84 km away.
The 10 nearest, within 100 km
| Boyd's Cove BeothukNational Historic Site · 1981 · 82 km away, in Division No. 8, Subdivision L |
| Ryan Fish StorageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1888–1891 · 83 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan PremisesNational Historic Site · 1857–1953 · 83 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan Store and Fish Purchasing CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1874–1880 · 83 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan Retail StoreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1860–1875 · 83 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan ResidenceClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1860–1861 · 83 km away, in Bonavista |
| Cape Bonavista LightProvincial historic site · 1843 · 84 km away, in Bonavista |
| Port Union Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1916–1926 · 89 km away, in Trinity Bay North |
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1894–1895 · 90 km away, in Division No. 7, Subdivision L |
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1908–1909 · 92 km away, in Trinity Bay North |
Most of what stands within 100 km of Gambo dates from the years before Confederation
The area here stretches to 100 km around Gambo: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Oldest of all: Cape Bonavista Light, Bonavista, 1843. 10 dated places within 100 km make up the record. 4 go back before 1867.
The biggest share of Gambo’s homes dates from 1961 to 1980: 47%
Like the typical town (18%), Gambo has 17% of its homes from before 1961. From 2016 on, Gambo built 5% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%. Half of the homes standing in Gambo today were built before 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Gambo and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambo | 1,859 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Glovertown | 2,014 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gambo in brief
Few of its homes are old, 17% before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: Joey Smallwood (1900) is its person of the past on the record.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
Questions about Gambo’s history
How many historic places does Gambo have on the registers?
Not within Gambo. Its nearest is a top designation: Boyd's Cove Beothuk, 82 km away in Division No. 8, Subdivision L.
How old are the homes in Gambo?
17% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Gambo be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows one more listing in Gambo, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article it gets no page.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).