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Cemeteries:
Bell Gift Cemetery, West New Annan
 It was establ ished on December 28, 1877. The cemetery plot measures 16 rods by 20 rods (approximately 264 by 330 feet). The cemetery plot was a gift from the Bell family. The cemetery surrounded the original church, which has since been removed from the site. The current church was built in 1890. The earliest grave in the cemetery dates back to 1877.
Earltown Village Cemetery
 This district of land was laid out by Alexander Miller, a Government Surveyor in 1817. This village was given its name in honour of the Earl of Dalhousie who was a Governor of Nova Scotia at the time. In 1824, sickness struck the home of John Sutherland and his wife, Ephemia Graham and claimed the life of their five year old son, William. As there was no cemetery in the Earltown are a at that time, several men in the community went in search of a proper burial ground. Having traveled across the land for many hours, the men grew tired and stopped for a rest. After resting, one of the men proclaimed that if he had it his way, they would bury the boy here. All of the men agreed that it was a suitable place and to this day William's plot remains the center of the Earltown Cemetery. (MacDonald, 1959)
MacKenzie Cemetery, Earltown
 The MacKenzie C emetery site was set aside in 1813 following a survey by Alexander Miller. It was located off the gravel road leading into the George MacKenzie farm. The burial ground was consecrated in 1822, even before a church was built. The oldest grave is that of Ellen MacLeod who died in 1825.
Tatamagouche Mountain Cemetery
 Located on Old Tatamagouche Road North this cemetery dates back to the early 1800’s. Originally, a private burial ground the property was bought from Hiram Downing by the community in January 1849. Between 1849 and 1985, 225 burials took place. As of 2009, some 350 burials have been listed. Churches:
Barrachois United Church
R ecords of 1 872 show that the Methodists were planning to erect a church here. The church was established in 1888. Today, a monument has been erected at the site of the church in honour of the churches founding families.
Knox Presbyterian Church, Earltown
T he original  church stood on a site across the road from the Presbyterian church of today and it was completed in or about 1837. The first minister was Rev. William Sutherland whose area of service extended as far as West Branch in Pictou County. The new church was originally used by the Kirk and Free Churches, starting when it opened in 1870. The Church was demolished in 2005, the church bell now serves as a monument at the site. Sharon United Church, Tatamagouche
Th is was the f irst “Willow” church. In 1852, it was replaced by a second structure, of the same name built near the old site. The Halifax Herald, in its issue of August 11, 1935, reported that the “historic Willow church” had been destroyed by fire.Union United Church, West Tatamagouche (Bayhead)
 The Union Un ited Church was erected at “Guzore, River John Circuit” about 1858. The Union Church Cemetery was incorporated 30 years later in 1884.
Denmark
The land was part of a grant to the Anglican church and may have been settled about 1820.
Middle Corner
A Roman Catholic church was built here prior to 1875.
New Annan
The frame of a Presbyterian church was erected on April 13, 1842. By 1878, Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches had been erected within a distance of ¾ of a mile of each other along the Lake Road. A new Presbyterian church was opened on February 18, 1891.
South Tatamagouche
A Presbyterian church was built in the southern part of the settlement before 1875.
Tatamagouche Mountain
Baptist and Methodist churches were built here prior to 1875. A Presbyterian church was opened on December 19, 1886.
Waugh River
In 1819-20, the Willow Church was built by Welwood Waugh, but it was neglected and fell into ruins by November, 1833. The second Willow Church was built in 1852 and was destroyed by fire in 1935.
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North Colchester 
Brule Union church was opened in September, 1898.
