Plato, Saskatchewan

Plato
Plato
Unincorporated community
	Church and grain elevator in Plato
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	Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 108°16′13″W / 51.1000°N 108.2703°WCoordinates: 51°06′00″N 108°16′13″W / 51.1000°N 108.2703°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest
Census division	8
Rural Municipality	Snipe Lake No. 259
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Hwy 44 ; Hwy 342
Railways	Canadian Pacific Railway

Plato is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[5] The community was named after Plato, Minnesota, which had been the home town of Richard and Agnes Brust, early pioneers.^[6]

The town is a few hundred yards off Saskatchewan Highway 44. While the highway is paved, the town itself contains only gravel roads, and several houses remain abandoned. The town retains a small post office.

References[]

^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
^ "Plato". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 338. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.

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[1] National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06

[2] Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11

[3] Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-12-16.

[4] Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21

[5] "Plato". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2010.

[6] Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 338. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.

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Plato
Unincorporated community
Church and grain elevator in Plato
Plato Plato Show map of SaskatchewanShow map of CanadaShow all
Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 108°16′13″W / 51.1000°N 108.2703°W / 51.1000; -108.2703Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 108°16′13″W / 51.1000°N 108.2703°W / 51.1000; -108.2703
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest
Census division	8
Rural Municipality	Snipe Lake No. 259
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Hwy 44 Hwy 342
Railways	Canadian Pacific Railway
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Plato, Saskatchewan

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