Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAround Colchester County, Subdivision C, 8 historic places within 50 km
Heritage of the first rank begins 8 km from Colchester County, Subdivision C, in Truro. Records name 7 people born in Colchester County, Subdivision C before 1914; the first is Edwin Randolph Oakes.
Near Colchester County, Subdivision C, within 50 km: 2 places of national rank
The radius of 50 km holds 8. Colchester County, Subdivision B, Truro and Enfield hold most of them, among 4 towns. Armoury in Truro is the nearest, 8.6 km away.
The 8 nearest, within 50 km
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1874–1875 · 8.6 km away, in Truro |
| Truro Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1883–1887 · 8.8 km away, in Truro |
| Debert Palaeo-Indian SiteNational Historic Site · 1963 · 20 km away, in Colchester County, Subdivision B |
| Lawrence HouseProvincially Registered Property · 1870 · 21 km away, in Enfield |
| Elizabeth Bishop HouseMunicipally Registered Property · 31 km away, in Colchester County, Subdivision A |
| Balmoral Grist Mill MuseumProvincially Registered Property · 1874 · 39 km away, in Colchester County, Subdivision B |
| Sutherland Steam Mill MuseumProvincially Registered Property · 1958 · 47 km away, in Colchester County, Subdivision B |
| Fraser Octagon HouseProvincially Registered Property · 1857 · 47 km away, in Colchester County, Subdivision B |
Most of what stands within 50 km of Colchester County, Subdivision C dates from the decades after Confederation
The area here stretches to 50 km around Colchester County, Subdivision C: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Within 50 km, building dates exist for 7 places. One predates Confederation. The earliest is Fraser Octagon House in Colchester County, Subdivision B, begun in 1857.
Colchester County, Subdivision C added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 2.6%, where most towns have 4.1%
Colchester County, Subdivision C has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 31%, where most towns have 23%. More of Colchester County, Subdivision C’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 33%. Before 1961: 20% of Colchester County, Subdivision C’s homes, near the usual 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born in Colchester County, Subdivision C before the First World War: 7 lives
Most of them, 5 of 7, came into the world in the decades after Confederation. The widest known is Edwin Randolph Oakes: 3 Wikipedia editions. Edith Rogers closes the list, born in 1894. It starts with Edwin Randolph Oakes, born in 1818.
Everyone born in Colchester County, Subdivision C → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Colchester County, Subdivision C and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision C | 14,211 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Millbrook 27 | 1,122 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Truro | 14,652 | 3 | 2 | 1874 |
| Colchester County, Subdivision B | 21,578 | 4 | 1 | 1857 |
Colchester County, Subdivision C in brief
Before 1961: 20% of Colchester County, Subdivision C’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Edwin Randolph Oakes (1818), Fleming Blanchard McCurdy (1875) and James F. Ellis (1870) are the best known of its historic lives. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- 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.
Questions about Colchester County, Subdivision C’s history
How many historic places does Colchester County, Subdivision C have on the registers?
Not inside Colchester County, Subdivision C. The closest is Armoury in Truro, 8.6 km away.
How old are the homes in Colchester County, Subdivision C?
20% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Colchester County, Subdivision C be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows 3 more listings in Colchester County, Subdivision C, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article they get 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).