Compton County, Quebec

Compton County is an historical county in southeastern Quebec, Canada, on the western flanks of the Appalachian Mountains on the Canada–United States border. It is in the Estrie region of the province and was named in 1793 after a town in Surrey, England, by British officers who were convinced of the agricultural potential of the area. The county seat is Cookshire. Mount Megantic has an Mont [Mégantic Observatory|observatory] operated by the Université de Montréal at its peak, which is accessible only from an adjacent county. In the early 1980s the County was dissolved, most of it becoming part of the
Le Haut-Saint-François [Regional County Municipality, Quebec|MRC de Le Haut-Saint-François] except
for the southern portion which went to Coaticook Regional [County Municipality, Quebec|MRC de Coaticook].