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Athol is a very small community alongRoute 302 in theCanadian province ofNova Scotia. It is located betweenAmherst andParrsboro. The community is named afterJohn Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl.[1]
It has no major businesses apart from a moderate sized lumber business owned and run by a number of brothers from the same family. When the lumber season is quiet it just so happens to be the season for blueberries which is big business. Athol has a very small population. The school line forParrsboro Regional High School and River Hebert District High School is located in Athol. The Little Forks Road, and the Athol Road, two major roads leading toSpringhill, Nova Scotia, start in Athol. Athol is located on theMaccan River. The nearest "town" to Athol for grocery shopping is Amherst which provides stores includingA&W,Tim Hortons,Sobeys, andWalmart Canada.
Athol appears as Bathol in the novelistWill R. Bird'sHere Stays Good Yorkshire. Athol was settled by Yorkshire immigrants in the late eighteenth century.
45°40′30″N64°12′58″W / 45.675°N 64.216111°W /45.675; -64.216111
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