South Fork, Saskatchewan

South Fork is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79, Saskatchewan, Canada in the Cypress Hills along the course of Swift Current Creek.

For other uses, see South Fork.

South Fork
Home of Nicholas Herlinger
Unincorporated community
South Fork, Saskatchewan is located in Arlington No. 79
South Fork, Saskatchewan
South Fork, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
South Fork, Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49.6°N 108.7175°W / 49.6; -108.7175
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouthwest Saskatchewan
Census division4
Rural MunicipalityArlington No. 79
Post office Founded1913
Incorporated (Village)1913
Government
 • Governing bodyRural Municipality of Arlington
Time zoneCST
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 633
[1][2][3][4]

History

South Fork began in 1913. By 1923 there were three 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 Nicholas Herlinger.

The last grain elevator closed in 1974 and moved to an area farm.

See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved January 28, 2008
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line

49°36′00″N 108°43′03″W


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.