It is located approximately 38 kilometers northeast of the town of Yarmouth.
It is a popular location for sport fishing due to its many rivers and lakes.
Kemptville is named after General Sir James Kempt, who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1820 to 1828, about the time this area was first settled by Europeans.
[2] Other families later came from various corners of Yarmouth County such as Yarmouth Township, Shelburne and Argyle, in addition to a smaller number of families from England and the United States of America.
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