Eyre, Saskatchewan

Eyre[2] is a ghost town in Chesterfield Rural Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally established by the Jewish Colonization Association. The Jewish block settlement was established in 1910 mostly of immigrants from Russia and some from the United States.[3]

Eyre, Saskatchewan
Unincorporated Hamlet
Eyre, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Eyre, Saskatchewan
Location of Eyre in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51.2667250°N 109.8174518°W / 51.2667250; -109.8174518
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionSouthwest Saskatchewan
Census division8
Rural MunicipalityChesterfield
Established1910
Post Office EstablishedAugust 1, 1914
Post Office ClosedDecember 9, 1963
Postal code
NA
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 44
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See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved August 1, 2011
  2. "Canadian Geographical Names Data Base Search - Eyre". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  3. Feldman, Anna, JEWISH RURAL SETTLEMENTS, Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan - University of Regina, retrieved August 1, 2011

51.2667250°N 109.8174518°W / 51.2667250; -109.8174518

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