Little Placentia Sound, Newfoundland and Labrador

Little Placentia Sound is an abandoned town in Newfoundland and Labrador that had a peak population of 47 in 1901.

[1] It is named after the body of water (sound) that encompasses the former community located within Placentia Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

[2] During World War II the United States Navy built a naval base nearby at Argentia.

In 1894/1897, McAlpine's released a business directory that lists the head of each household with their occupation in the town of Little Placentia Sound at that time.

[3] It is adapted below: In 1901, the town of Little Placentia Sound had 47 residents, all of the Roman Catholic faith.

Aerial photo from 1940, showing the town of Argentia in the foreground, the community of Fox Harbour in the upper middle, and Little Placentia Sound on the upper far right.