Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia
Nine Mile River is a small, unincorporated community in Nova Scotia, Canada. It sits in East Hants Municipality, Hants County, beside the Nine Mile River, which gave the town its name.
The community is part of District 3 in East Hants and is represented by Councillor Eldon Hebb. Nine Mile River has a small United Church and a volunteer fire department.
The Mi’kmaq people called the area Nenadoogweboogwek and Wokumeak, meaning “the trail route.” In 1797, about 30 Highland veterans settled here and later received land grants in 1816. Other early settlers included Evan MacKay (400 acres in 1828) and Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane (1830).
A church was built in 1823, and a Presbyterian church followed in 1865, which was replaced in 1884. Schools began in the early 1800s: a lower district school in 1817 and a central district school in 1818. These were updated in 1894, and a new Upper Nine Mile River school opened in 1951.
From 1976 to 2006, the area was divided into Lower Nine Mile River and Nine Mile River; the split was later removed, and the two areas became one. In 2007, Renfrew, a ghost town known for gold mining, became part of Nine Mile River.
The area features about 10 kilometers of multi-use Nine Mile River Trails, opened in 2013. The Nine Mile River Community Centre, started in the early 1960s, was built with seven acres donated by Major Thompson and his wife. The project relied on community volunteers and fundraisers, and the centre’s mortgage was paid off within three years.
Since 1966, the community has hosted the Nine Mile River Country Jamboree, claimed to be Canada’s longest-running country music event. There are two nearby campgrounds: Renfrew Camping on Renfrew Road and Riverland Campground on C.P. Thompson Road.
Location: 45°2′30″N 63°34′37″W.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 17:35 (CET).