Rogersville (originally Rogerville) is a geographic parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Nouvelle-Arcadie and the Greater Miramichi rural district, which are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission and Greater Miramichi RSC respectively. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the village of Rogersville and the local service districts of Collette and the parish of Rogersville. Rogersville and Collette became part of Nouvelle-Arcadie while the parish LSD was split between the new village and the rural district.

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of James Rogers, then Bishop of Chatham.

History

Rogersville was erected in 1881 from Nelson Parish. The parish was expanded northeastward in 1900 to take in the Rosaireville area of Glenelg Parish.

Boundaries

Rogersville Parish is bounded:

Evolution of boundaries

When Rogersville was erected it included all of Nelson Parish within seven miles (11.27 kilometres) of the Kent County line. In 1900 all of Glenelg Parish south of the Bay du Vin River as far east as the tier of grants along Route 440 was transferred to Rogersville, adding Rosaireville and the Richard Settlement east of it.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portion within the village of Rogersville

Population

Population trend

Language

Mother tongue (2016)