Places in the World named for McNairns

This page will tell you where they are and where the name came from.  If you come across any place at all that is related to the name please submit what you know about it to me and I will post it here.

In Galloway, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada there is a place called McNairn.  This must be named for Anthony and William who came to New Brunswick in 1817.   McNairn is located at 46o27'00"N, -64o49'59"W in the Richibucto area of the Acadian Coastal Drive, Kent county. (from - Destination New Brunswick)

In Toronto, Ontario, Canada there is a street called McNairn Avenue.   Norman McNairn has told me that this was named for two builders that came from Scotland named McNairn.

In Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada there is a street called McNairn Court.   This was actually named after me, Judi McNairn, in approximately 1982 - a good friend of mine was designing the subdivision and got to choose names for the streets - the name passed through council.

In the St. Lawrence River at Brockville, Ontario, Canada there is an Island called McNairn Island.

In Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, there is a road called McNairn Road, presumably this must be named for John McKie Thomson McNairn - who is the only mention of McNairns in that area.

In Long Sault, Ontario, Canada there is a street called McNairn Drive, named in 1999 or 2000 for Stanley McNairn because of all the community service he did for Mille Roches and Long Sault and the general area of genealogy. Submitted by Cheryl Grice