Miniota

Miniota, Manitoba is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in Prairie View Municipality, Manitoba, Canada.^[1] It is located northwest of Virden near the intersection of PTH 83 and PTH 24. The post office opened in 1885 on 36-13-27W. It was originally named Parkisimo and changed to its present name in 1900. It had two railways in its history: the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Grand Trunk Railway (now Canadian National Railway). Both had rail points about one mile apart and there was a Miniota Station on the latter.^{[citation needed]}

Miniota has a K-8 school, a motel, and the biggest employer is the local co-op. There is also the Miniota Municipal Museum. The Rural Municipality of Miniota has its offices in the community.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

• Geographic Names of Manitoba (p. 176) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

Coordinates: 50°08′36″N 101°01′59″W / 50.14333°N 101.03306°W / 50.14333; -101.03306

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