Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan
For other uses, see Ravenscrag.
| Ravenscrag | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Ravenscrag | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′00″N 109°16′03″W / 49.50°N 109.2675°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 4 |
| Rural Municipality | White Valley |
| Post office Founded | 1912-08-01 (closed 1986-06-23) |
| Incorporated (Village) | Neaver |
| Government | |
| • Administrator | Deb Lewis |
| • Governing body | White Valley #49 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0N 2C0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 614 |
| Waterways |
Cypress Lake Fairwell Creek |
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Ravenscrag is an unincorporated community in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan located on Highway 614, along the Frenchman River, 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border and about 185 kilometres (115 mi) southwest of Swift Current.
History
Ravenscrag was once a community of over 100 people. Since the Great Depression the town's population has since dropped to just one family.[5]
The settlement gave its name to the Ravencrag Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, defined in 1918 by N.B. Davis at Ravenscrag Butte. The formation lies north-east of the community.
See also
- Scottish place names in Canada
- List of communities in 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
- ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ↑ Our Roots History of Ravenscrag Retrieved on 2008-12-14
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Coordinates: 49°30′00″N 109°16′03″W / 49.50000°N 109.26750°W
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