Oromocto (2006 pop.: 8,412)'s a Canadian town in Sunbury County, New Brunswick. The town's located on the west bank of the St. John River at the mouth of the Oromocto River, approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Fredericton. The town's name's derived from the name of the Oromocto River; "oromocto"'s thought to have originated from the Maliseet word wel-a-mook-took which means "deep water". Oromocto was first discovered by Irish settlers in 1799. They've various burial grounds throughout the… (More on Oromocto)