Pays Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Pays Cove
Peys Cove | |
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Abandoned Town | |
  Pays Cove Location of Pays Cove in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′36.9″N 54°49′20.4″W / 47.660250°N 54.822333°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | Division 2 |
| Census subdivision | Division 2 |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 7[1] |
| Time zone | UTC– 3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Bay | Fortune Bay |
Pays Cove (sometimes spelled Peys Cove) is an abandoned town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that had a peak population of 11 in 1935.[1]
Located directly between the communities of English Harbour East and Grand le Pierre in Fortune Bay, Pays Cove was first settled in the late 1800s[2] by the family of Cyrus White who were recorded in the 1904 Business Directory for the town that year.[3] Its name is presumed to have originated as 'Peas Cove.'[1]
At about 1914, the families of William and Alfred Barnes moved to Pays Cove to settle from Harbour Mille.[1] Their primary occupation was fishing for cod and lobster.[1] With very limited space in the cove for settlement, the community never rose above two or three families throughout its entire occupation.[1] Pays Cove's last resident was Jacob Barnes who lived in the community up until 1980.[1]