Quantock, Saskatchewan

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Quantock is an unincorporated area of Saskatchewan, Canada. According to a book titled Saskatchewan Ghost Towns, it was the location of a post office intended to serve isolated farmers and ranchers. Its mail route came from the nearby community of Assiniboia. [1] It is located near the border with Montana, southwest of Regina.

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References

  1. Frank Moore, Saskatchewan Ghost Towns, (Regina: Associated Printers, 1982), p. 33, accessed 15 September 2009.

Coordinates: 49°11′00″N106°06′02″W / 49.18333°N 106.10056°W / 49.18333; -106.10056