Plato, Saskatchewan
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]
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Church and grain elevator in Plato | |
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Coordinates: 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 |
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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.
See also
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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