Arrow River, Manitoba

Last updated
Arrow River
Canada Manitoba location map 2.svg
Red pog.svg
Arrow River
Location of Arrow River in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°8′38″N100°53′36″W / 50.14389°N 100.89333°W / 50.14389; -100.89333 Coordinates: 50°8′38″N100°53′36″W / 50.14389°N 100.89333°W / 50.14389; -100.89333
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
Region Westman Region
Census Division No. 15
Government
  Governing Body Prairie View Municipality
   MP Dan Mazier
   MLA Greg Nesbitt
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0M 2H0
Area code 204
NTS Map062K02
GNBC CodeGABBK

Arrow River is an unincorporated community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of Miniota, Manitoba [1] in the Prairie View Municipality.

A post office was established on 25-13-26W in 1883 to service the settlers who had begun arriving in 1878. The Canadian Pacific railway point was also established in 1883 as was the School District, located on NE 32-13-25W. The post office was in use until 1970. [2]

Related Research Articles

Roblin is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Roblin, Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 400 km (250 mi) northwest of Winnipeg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northern Manitoba</span> Region of Manitoba, Canada

Northern Manitoba is a geographic and cultural region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Originally encompassing a small square around the Red River Colony, the province was extended north to the 60th parallel in 1912. The region's specific boundaries vary, as "northern" communities are considered to share certain social and geographic characteristics, regardless of latitude.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gillam, Manitoba</span> Town in Manitoba, Canada

Gillam is a town on the Nelson River in northern Manitoba, Canada. It is situated between Thompson and Churchill on the Hudson Bay Railway line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rivers, Manitoba</span> Unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada

Rivers is an unincorporated urban community in the Riverdale Municipality within the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Brandon, 473 metres (1,552 ft) above sea level. It is within the Westman Region. Agriculture, health and related businesses provide income for the community and area. Rivers has a population of 1,257 people in the 2016 census.

Foxwarren is a community in the Prairie View Municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located along the concurrence of Provincial Trunk Highways 16 and 83.

Notre Dame de Lourdes is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in the Municipality of Lorne within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015. It is located within the Central Plains Region, 100 km southwest of Winnipeg. The community had a population of 683 inhabitants in the 2011 census, an increase of 16.0% from the 589 inhabitants during the 2006 census.

Reston is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in southwestern Manitoba, located near the border of Saskatchewan on the west and North Dakota on the south. It is the largest community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, which also includes Sinclair, Cromer and Pipestone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gainsborough, Saskatchewan</span> Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

Gainsborough is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Argyle No. 1 and Census Division No. 1. A farming community, the village is located on Highway 18 in the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan. Gainsborough is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) from the Manitoba border, and 19 km (12 mi) from the North Dakota, United States border. The first post office was established on April 1, 1884 as the community of Antler. On September 1, 1885 the name of the community changed to Gainsborough, after Gainsborough, Lincolnshire in England, which was the former home of J. J. Sadler, an early settler.

Hudson Bay is a town in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada, 49 km (30 mi) west of the Manitoba border. The town is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394.

The Rural Municipality of Miniota is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Birtle and the Town of Birtle to form the Prairie View Municipality.

The Rural Municipality of Birtle is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Miniota and the Town of Birtle to form the Prairie View Municipality.

McAuley is a community northwest of Virden, Manitoba located in the Rural Municipality of Ellice – Archie.

Bede is a community in the Municipality of Two Borders, Manitoba, Canada. The community is located at the intersection of Highway 345 & Highway 83 between the communities of Broomhill and Bernice, approximately 115 km south-west of Brandon, Manitoba only 16 km north of the Town of Melita. Very little remains of Bede, only a historic school house and the community cemetery remain.

Miniota, Manitoba is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in Prairie View Municipality, Manitoba, Canada. It is located northwest of Virden near the intersection of PTH 83 and PTH 24. The post office opened in 1885 on 36-13-27W. It was originally named Parkisimo and changed to its present name in 1900. It had two railways in its history: the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Grand Trunk Railway. Both had rail points about one mile apart and there was a Miniota Station on the latter.

Decker is an unincorporated community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 17 kilometers northwest of Hamiota, Manitoba in the Hamiota Municipality.

Reeder is an unincorporated community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 9 kilometers southwest of Miniota, Manitoba in Prairie View Municipality.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deerwood, Manitoba</span> Place in Manitoba, Canada

Deerwood is a locality in south central Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 31 kilometers northwest of Morden, Manitoba in the Rural Municipality of Thompson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Randolph, Manitoba</span> Place in Manitoba, Canada

Randolph, originally known as Chortitz, is a small community in the Rural Municipality of Hanover, Manitoba, Canada. The community has an estimated population of 70 and is located 1.6 kilometres north of Highway 52 on Provincial Road 206 about 11 kilometres west of Steinbach. Randolph is located within a half kilometre of the longitudinal centre of Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prairie View Municipality</span> Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada

Prairie View Municipality is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba

References

  1. "Geographical Names of Canada - Querying Distances". Nrcan.gc.ca. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2012-03-10.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 12) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada