Grafton, Nova Scotia

Grafton is a small farming community in the Annapolis Valley area of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

It was first settled by New England Planters in the 1820s as they moved westward from the initial settlements around Canning, Nova Scotia.

[2] An early centre of worship for various New England Planter congregations, it contains two historic graveyards and the 1842 Cornwallis Reformed Presbyterian Covenanter Church.

[3] Grafton flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century during the peak years of the apple industry in Nova Scotia.

[4] Grafton municipal services are administered by the village commission of Cornwallis Square along with nearby Waterville, Woodville and Cambridge.