Blissville Parish, New Brunswick

History

Blissville Parish was set off from Burton Parish and Lincoln Parish in 1834: Blissville Parish included Gladstone Parish until 1874: named for John Murray Bliss (1771-1834) who was an administrator of the New Brunswick government.

Delineation

Blissville Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:

South and southeast by the County lines; northeast by Burton Parish, and west and northwest by a line beginning on the western bank or shore of the Oromocto River, where the dividing line between the Parishes of Blissville and Burton intersects the same, thence following the various courses of the said river up stream to the main forks; thence following the various courses of the south branch of the said river up stream to the northeast angle of lot thirteen, granted to Nathaniel Hubbard, about one mile above the forks; thence westerly along the northern line of said lot to the northwest angle thereof; thence southerly along the rear line of said lots fronting on western side of said south branch to the old Block House Road; and thence south sixty-seven degrees west to the Charlotte County line.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Blissville, which was established in 1966. It was originally assessed for fire protection, with recreational and sports facilities added in 2008. First aid and ambulance services was added in 1978 and officially removed 2008.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

Bodies of water & Islands

This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: