Sweet's Corner, Nova Scotia

Mantua is an unincorporated settlement in West Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. The 45th parallel – halfway between the equator and North Pole – passes through Mantua.

St. Croix is a community in the province of Nova Scotia Canada, located in Hants County, Nova Scotia. It is located along Highway 101, on St. Croix River, east of Windsor.

Newport Station is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants. The initial grant was given to John Nutting (loyalist).

The Battle at St. Croix was fought during Father Le Loutre's War between Gorham's Rangers and Mi'kmaq at Battle Hill in the community of St. Croix, Nova Scotia. The battle lasted from March 20–23, 1750.

Five Mile Plains is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants.

Brooklyn is a Canadian rural community located in western Hants County, Nova Scotia with a population of 916 people in 2016 [1]. The community was Nelegakumik by the Mi'kmaq Nation (meaning "broken snowshoes"). Brooklyn is unusual in that its post office is officially called Newport.

West Hants, officially named the West Hants Regional Municipality, is a regional municipality in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It occupies the western half of Hants County, running from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the Municipality of the District of East Hants. The Municipality of the District of West Hants amalgamated with Windsor on April 1, 2020, becoming the Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality. It was renamed as West Hants Regional Municipality on October 6, 2020.

The Kennetcook River is a river that flows through Hants County, Nova Scotia. From headwaters near the mouth of the Shubenacadie River, the Kennetcook traverses about 45 kilometres of mostly rural terrain, discharging into the Avon River at Windsor. The Kennetcook cuts through fossiliferous limestone rocks for part of its length. A tidal river near its mouth, the Kennetcook experiences a tidal bore which may be seen at Scotch Village. It is a known salmon river popular with anglers. The village of Kennetcook takes its name from the river, which is a Mi'kmaq word meaning "the place ahead". It was known to the Acadians as Quenetcou. A covered bridge over the river in Kennetcook was the last in Nova Scotia. It was replaced in 1967. Nova Scotia Route 236 follows the river for much of the river's length, and the Dominion Atlantic Railway used to parallel the river on its northern side.

Ellershouse is a rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants. It is the birthplace of Medal of Bravery (Canada) recipient Petty Officer 2nd Class John George Yurcak, M.B., C.D., Wall of Valour.

The St. Croix River is a river in Nova Scotia entirely contained in Hants and Halifax Counties. Its headwaters are Panuke Lake. The river has been exploited for water power. There were water mills in the nineteenth century and in the 1930s three hydroelectric dams were built; they still operate. The lower reaches of the St. Croix are tidal. There is a wide flood plain where the river has cut through limestone bedrock now exposed as white cliffs. The calcareous soil harbours the rare Rams Head Lady Slipper.The Nova Scotia Government estimates that the number of people living within the St. Croix watershed numbered 19,233 in 2011.

Upper Burlington is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of West Hants .

Garlands Crossing is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of West Hants in Hants County.