[1] This fishing community was originally named Fox Cove and was settled in the 1870s.
Some of the family names that came from those areas, to Templeman, are Green, Tuff, Howell, and Vincent.
However, with the collapse of the Labrador fishery in the 1930s, Templeman's population suffered a sharp decline.
As time passed, Templeman's population was able to rebound just slightly as people from Wesleyville moved there.
In 1900 a school house was built in the settlement which also served as a chapel for church services; however, it was destroyed by fire in 1916.