South Fork, Saskatchewan
Appearance
South Fork
Home of Nicholas Herlinger | |
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Coordinates: 49°25′37″N 108°43′10″W / 49.42694°N 108.71944°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
Census division | 4 |
Rural Municipality | Arlington No. 79 |
Post office Founded | 1913 |
Incorporated (Village) | 1913 |
Government | |
• Governing body | Rural Municipality of Arlington |
Time zone | CST |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Highway 633 |
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South Fork is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79, Saskatchewan, Canada in the Cypress Hills along the course of Swift Current Creek.
History
[edit]South Fork began in 1913. By 1923 there were three grain elevators, a lumber yard, cafe, blacksmith, pool hall, feed mill, and general store.
A fire in 1928, the depression, and better roads started South Fork on a decline.
The last grain elevator closed in 1974 and moved to a farm south of Dollard.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- List of hamlets in Saskatchewan
- Lists of ghost towns in Canada
- List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan
References
[edit]- ^ "South Fork". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved January 28, 2008
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line