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Community in Saskatchewan, Canada

Unincorporated community in Saskatchewan, Canada
Burr
Unincorporated community
Burr in August 2014Burr in August 2014
Burr, Saskatchewan is located in SaskatchewanBurr, SaskatchewanLocation of Burr in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°02′31″N 105°08′06″W / 52.042°N 105.135°W / 52.042; -105.135
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division11
Rural MunicipalityWolverine
Elevation557.78 m (1,830 ft)
Time zoneCST
Postal codeS0K 0T0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 20

Burr is an unincorporated community south of Humboldt, Saskatchewan.

It has an office for the Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340, a post office. A short distance north is a hall, and Saint Scholastica Roman Catholic Church (founded 1905).

According to the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, Victoria Cross recipient Raphael Louis Zengel lived in Burr from 1906 to 1914.

The "Burr Project" is a plan to extract potash from a large deposit in the area.

See also

References

  1. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  2. "Canada Post Precision Targeter".
  3. "Parish Schedules | St. Scholastica - Burr".
  4. "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details". Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
  5. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix article on the Burr Project Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Places adjacent to Burr, Saskatchewan
Carmel Humboldt St. Gregor
Meacham Burr Leroy
Plunkett Guernsey Lanigan
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