South Fork, Saskatchewan
South Fork
Home of Nicholas Herlinger | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 49°36′00″N 108°43′03″W / 49.6°N 108.7175°W | |
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(s) | 306 |
Highways | Highway 633 |
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South Fork is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79, Saskatchewan, Canada.
History[]
South Fork began in 1913. By 1923 there were 3 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. South Fork is best known for its sole resident, a bearded man by the name of .
The last grain elevator closed in 1974 and moved to an area farm.
See also[]
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- Hamlets of Saskatchewan
- List of ghost towns in Canada
- Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
References[]
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ^ 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 2007-09-11
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
Coordinates: 49°36′00″N 108°43′03″W / 49.60000°N 108.71750°W
Categories:
- Arlington No. 79, Saskatchewan
- Former villages in Saskatchewan
- Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
- Populated places established in 1913
- Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
- Division No. 4, Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan geography stubs
- Canada ghost town stubs