Cole Harbour is adjacent to and immediately east of the former city boundary of Dartmouth. Cole Harbour was an unincorporated village within the Municipality of the County of Halifax.

Eastern Passage has historically been tied to the fishing industry. The Volvo Halifax Assembly plant and automobile import/export facility following World War II redefined the local economy.

Lower Sackville is a suburban community of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It lies approximately 27 km by road from Downtown Halifax.

Lawrencetown is a Canadian rural community in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Route 207. The settlement was established during the eve of Father Le Loutre's War and at the beginning of the French and Indian War.

Lake Echo is an unincorporated suburban community that is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada; approximately 15 kilometres east of Dartmouth. The area is mostly residential, with several subdivisions built in the 1980s and 1990

Head of Chezzetcook is a rural community on the Eastern Shore Marine Drive route of Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia. The Head of Chezzetcook area begins at the intersections of routes 7 and 207.

Gaetz Brook is a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Gaetz Brook has a junior high school called Gaetz Brook Junior High.