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Resettlement - This is a BETA page that will attempt to list all of the resettled communities in the Province by Name and District.

Once this has been achived we will try and tell when the were resettled, the families that were there at the earliest days and the people that were there

when the community was resettled.

Resettlement
A
Listing of Resettled and Abandoned Communities
of the Labrador District

Adlavik, Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Ailik, Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Allatok Bay (Adlatok-),
Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Anaksarkarusek (Annaksarkhat Islands),
Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Barge Bay, Labrador Coast

Settled by 1920;

Abandoned after 1956

Big Bay, Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Big Bight, Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Big Island, Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Black Islands

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Bolsters Rock (Boulters Rock)

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1856

Abandoned by 1945

Bumtwood Cove

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Cape Harrigon Harbour

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Cape Harrison (with Webec Harbour)

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Cape North (Cape Cove)

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1900

Abandoned by 1945

Chateau Bay

Labrador Coast

Fishing station since 1530

Chimney Tickle

Labrador Coast

Comfort Bight

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Cunningham Tickle (Cunningham Brook)

Hamilton Inlet

Fishing station

Cutthroat

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Dead Islands

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Emily Harbour

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Ford Harbour

Labrador Coast

Settled 1900

Abandoned after 1966

Grady

Sandwich Bay

Fishing station

Griffin Harbour

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Hare Harbour

Sandwich Bay

Fishing station

Hare Island

Sandwich Bay

Fishing station since 1800

Hawke Harbour

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1856;

Abandoned after 1956

Hebron

Hebron Fjord

Settled 1830

Abandoned after 1961

Henley Harbour

Chateau Bay

Settled by 1800

Abandoned by 1970

Holton

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Horse Harbour

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Independent, Sandwich Bay

Fishing station

Settled by 1900

Abandoned by 1940

Indian Cove (Indian Harbour,

Caribou Run),

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1856;

Abandoned 1969

Indian Harbour

Groswater Bay

Fishing station

Indian Harbour

Sandwich Bay

Settled by 1901

Abandoned after 1945

Indian Tickle

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1856;

Abandoned by 1945

Iron Bound Island

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Island Harbour

Bay of Islands, Labrador

Settled 1847

Abandoned after 1950

John’s Bight (John’s Point)

Hamilton Inlet

Fishing station

Kamarsuk, Voiseys Bay

Labrador

Settled by 1900

Abandoned by 1965

Kamgardlualak (Kangardluaksuk)

Labrador Coast

Kauk Bight, Nain Bay

Labrador

Trading Post established 1938

Kipokak (Kaipokok Bay)

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1830

Abandoned by 1950

Kogarsuk

Labrador Coast

Long Island

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Long Tickle

Labrador Coast

L’anse au Diable

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1857

Abandoned by 1970

Mulligan

Lake Melville - Labrador

Settled by 1800

Abandoned after 1956

Mullins Cove

Hamilton Inlet

Labrador

Fishing station

Mullock (Mulliauk)

Lake Melville

Labrador

Settled by 1900

Abandoned after 1945

Murrays Harbour

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1830

Abandoned after 1935

Nachvak

Labrador Coast

Fishing station; Trading post

Napartok

(Napartok Bay, Black Duck Bay)

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1900

Abandoned after 1945

North River

Sandwich Bay

Labrador

Settled 1863

Abandoned 1965

Nutak, Okak Bay

Labrador

Trading post established 1928

Abandoned after 1956

Occasional Harbour

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Okak, Okak Bay

Labrador

Settled 1776

Abandoned after 1935

Okpatik Bay - (Okpatik Island)

Labrador Coast

Packs Harbour

Sandwich Bay

Labrador

Fishing station

Pakavik (Parkavik Island)


Labrador Coast

Pearl Harbour (Pearl River)

Lake Melville

Labrador

Settled by 1900

Abandoned by 1945

Punch Bowl, Shoal Bay

Labrador

Fishing station

Ragged Islands

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Rattlers Bight

(With Rocky Cove and Bluff Head Cove)

Groswater Bay - Labrador

Settled 1870;

Abandoned by 1960

Red Point

Labrador Coast

Salmon Bight

Labrador Coast

Sandy Islands

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Sango, Sango Bay

Labrador

Settled by 1900

Abandoned by 1970

Seal Bight, Alexis Bay

Labrador

Settled by 1820

Abandoned after 1945

Seal Islands (Seal Islands Harbour)

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Sebasquasto (Sebaskachu)

Lake Melville - Labrador

Settled by 1830

Abandoned after 1945

Separation Point, Sandwich Bay

Labrador

Settled about 1900

Abandoned after 1961

Ship Harbour

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1870

Abandoned after 1945

Silupat (Silupait Point)

Labrador Coast

Sloop Cove

Labrador Coast

Smokey, Groswater Bay

Labrador

Fishing station

Snack Cove

Sandwich Bay

Labrador

Settled by 1900

Abandoned by 1950

Snug Harbour

Martin Bay

Northern Labrador

Settled by 1880

Abandoned after 1966

Spear Harbour

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1850

Abandoned by 1890

Spotted Islands

Labrador Coast

St Francis - Harbour Bight

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1800

Abandoned by 1935

Triangle,

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Tuckers Harbour

Groswater Bay - Labrador

Settled by 1850

Abandoned by 1935

Tumavik

Labrador Coast

Fishing station

Turners Bight

Groswater Bay - Labrador

Settled by 1870

Abandoned by 1965

Venison Islands

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1820

Abandoned by 1961

Voisey Bay (Voiseys Bay),

Voiseys Bay - Labrador

Settled by 1860;

Abandoned by 1965

Webbers Cove

Byron Bay - Labrador

West Bay

Labrador Coast

Settled by 1900

Abandoned after 1965

White Bear Islands

Groswater Bay - Labrador

Fishing station

White Bear River

Sandwich Bay - Labrador

Settled by 1860

Abandoned after 1940

Wolf Island

Labrador Coast

Zoar

Labrador Coast 

Settled by 1850

Abandoned by 1950







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