[8] Hopewell parish originates in a 1765 one-hundred-thousand acre Cumberland County township grant within the British Colony of Nova Scotia, following "Le Grand Dérangement".

[10] The bounds of the township grant were described as follows, "To begin due west form [sic] the point of land lying between the Memramcook and Petitcodiac on the west side of the Petitcodiac River and to extend from form [sic] thence west twenty miles and from thence south to the seacoast on the Channel of Chignecto…excepting the lands lying within the said limits excepting 200 acres of land granted to John Burbridge Esq.

[20] Riverside-Albert is located in the southwestern corner of the parish, along the Shepody River between the mouths of Crooked Brook and Chapman Creek.

[22] The LSD was established on 23 November 1966 to assess for fire protection following the abolition of county councils by the new Municipalities Act.

[12][13][25] bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use Bodies of water[c] at least partly within the parish.