Havelock, New Brunswick
Havelock
Location of Havelock in New Brunswick
Havelock is a rural community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, located in Kings County.[1] Havelock is at the junction of Route 885 and Route 880. There is a small public airport nearby.
The community is situated on a large lime deposit and its extraction has driven the local economy, beginning with a Lafarge cement plant constructed in the 1960s and current mothballed since the early 1990s. Graymont operates a lime quarry and kiln to supply eastern Canada and New England with 300 tonnes per day.
History
Havelock was named after Sir Henry Havelock and was previously known as Butternut Ridge.
Notable people
- Lily May Perry, botanist
- George McCready Price, creationist
See also
References
- ↑ "Havelock". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
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