Harbour Buffett, Newfoundland and Labrador

{{Short description|Human settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada}}

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Harbour Buffett was established in 1836.{{cite journal |last1=Hollett |first1=Calvin |title=The Founding of Harbour Buffett, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, 1836-1846: A Popular Initiative in Religion and Education |journal=Newfoundland & Labrador Studies |date=June 1, 2009 |volume=24 |issue=2 |url=https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLDS/article/view/14409 |access-date=February 10, 2024 |publisher=Memorial University of Newfoundland |issn=1715-1430}} It was a small place with ten families in the St. Mary's area by 1864. The Way Station became a Post Office in 1891.

Harbour Buffett, located on the southeastern side of Long Island in inner Placentia Bay, has a deep, sheltered harbour. It recorded a population of 266 (down from the previous census figure of 285) in 1966, shortly before being abandoned in 1967 as part of the Resettlement program.{{cite web |title=Harbour Buffett |url=https://mha.mun.ca/mha/resettlement/harbour_buffett_1.php |publisher=Memorial University of Newfoundland |access-date=February 10, 2024 |location=Maritime History Archive}} Both Harbour Buffett itself and its smaller sub-settlement Northeast Arm Harbour Buffett were evacuated, along with the smaller still population at Whiffin's Cove, leaving the harbour empty. Reunions in summer are frequent, as at Merasheen on the island of the same name.