Jemmy's Cove
Abandoned Town
Jemmy's Cove is located in Newfoundland
Jemmy's Cove
Jemmy's Cove
Location of Jemmy's Cove in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°36′26.9″N 54°56′45.3″W / 47.607472°N 54.945917°W / 47.607472; -54.945917
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Census divisionDivision 2
Census subdivisionDivision 2
Population
 (1911)
 • Total6[1]
Time zoneUTC– 3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC– 2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
BayFortune Bay

Jemmy's Cove (sometimes Jim's Cove or Jimmy's Cove[2]) is a tiny abandoned town located near New Harbour, Fortune Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that had a peak population of 6 in 1911.[1]

History

Located near the abandoned community of New Harbour, Fortune Bay in Fortune Bay, Jemmy's Cove residents were primarily fishermen of the Church of England faith.[3] The family of John Fudge are believed to have been the first settlers who first appear there in 1890.[4][5] By the turn of the 20th century, a family of Keepings joined them.[2]

Demographics

Jemmy's Cove Population By Year
  1891 Census    6[6]  
  1901 Census    6[7]  
  1911 Census    6[1]  

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1911, Table I. St. John's, Nfld: Newfoundland. Colonial Secretary's Office. p. 332. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Poole, Cyril; Cuff, Robert (1981–1994). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 4 (1st ed.). St. John's, Nfld., Canada: Newfoundland Book Publishers. p. 43. ISBN 9780920508145. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891 District of Fortune Bay JEMMY'S COVE". Newfoundland Grand Banks. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Pre-1891 Registration Fortune Bay District Vol 104". Newfoundland Grand Banks. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "McAlpine's 1898 Directory Fortune Bay District JENNING'S COVE". Newfoundland Grand Banks. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1891, Table I. St. John's, Nfld: Newfoundland. Colonial Secretary's Office. p. 326. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1901, Table I. St. John's, Nfld: Newfoundland. Colonial Secretary's Office. p. 320. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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