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Obscure locations in the area
Empress, Alberta

Rural Municipality Chesterfield No. 261
Rural Municipality of Deer Forks No. 232		 , Saskatchewan
Special Area No. 2
Special Area No. 3
Municipal District of Acadia No. 34		 , Alberta

While researching the people buried in the two cemeteries, I learned about some named locations in the area that you could call "obscure".  There may be nothing at the locations anymore, but the names were important in the past, and were mentioned in official records and/or newspapers.

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Map of the area around the Empress Cemetery

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CGNDB = Canadian Geographical Names Database
Post Offices and Postmasters: 1851 - 1981
Map = Alberta Homestead Maps - circa 1918 (Courtesy of the University of Lethbridge)
 
Arneson, AB51.1866667, -110.075CGNDBMap 64A (page 7)
Atlee, AB50.8416667, -110.9502778   CGNDB   Post Office, 1914-1963Wikipedia
Cappon, AB51.1008333, -110.6030556CGNDBPost Office, 1912-1968Wikipedia
Castle Coombe Post Office, SK    50.997862, -109.928411Post Office, 1913-1927
Cavendish, AB (aka Pancras, Princess Springs)   50.8155556, -110.4552778CGNDBWikipedia  Map #54A (page 7)
Chilmark Post Office, AB    51.063149, -110.789954Post Office, 1915-1928
Connell Corners Post Office, SK    51.016265, -109.713341Post Office, 1918-1930
Cornfeld Post Office, SK    51.147155, -109.411037Post Office, 1913-1921
Craiglands Post Office, SK    51.351069, -109.625331Post Office, 1911-1945
Dungloe Post Office, SK    51.045319, -109.434323Post Office, 1912-1918
Estuary, SK50.93539, -109.8183CGNDBPost Office, 1912-1970Wikipedia
Eyre, SK51.273589, -109.815156CGNDBPost Office, 1914-1963Wikipedia
Gascoigne, SK50.727698, -109.790377CGNDBWikipedia
Glevennah Post Office, AB51.103135, -110.040035Post Office, 1913-1918
Gold Spring Post Office, AB    50.932307, -110.731955Post Office, 1913-1933
Gorefield Post Office, AB    51.074433, -109.620367Post Office, 1910-1930
Haven Post Office, AB    51.205015, -110.365587Post Office, 1922-1953
Helmsdale Post Office, AB    51.179541, -110.708559Post Office, 1913-1962
Josephine Post Office, SK51.085089, -109.963459Post Office, 1914-1932
Laporte, SK51.2145526, -109.5103943CGNDBPost Office, 1914-?Wikipedia
Liebenthal, SK50.659622, -109.536428CGNDBPost Office, 1940-?Wikipedia
Majestic, AB50.825, -110.8333333CGNDBWikipedia
Masonville Post Office, SK51.158148, -109.916957Post Office, 1916-1922
Mayfield School, SK51.067320, -109.957997School, 1914-?
Mendham, SK50.7722722, -109.6642639CGNDBPost Office, 1921-Wikipedia
Prussia, SK (now Leader, SK)   50.8889827, -109.5419457CGNDBWikipedia
Ruddington, AB50.815823, -110.218357Map #53A (page 5)
Sharrow, AB50.9122222, -110.1766667CGNDBMap #53A (page 5)
Social Plains, AB   50.733333, -110.18333CGNDBMap #53 (page 4)
Social Plains School, AB50.7173138, -110.19001691913-1949, Now is the Social Plains Community Hall
Spennymoor Post Office, AB    51.041212, -110.499245Post Office, 1914-1929
Sunnydale Post Office, AB    51.186784, -110.580660Post Office, 1912-1962
Vandyne, AB   51.048531, -110.324843CGNDBPost Office, 1912-1930Map #64 (page 6)

Bruce A. Johnson - Empress, Alberta, Canada