Burnham, Saskatchewan

Burnham
Unincorporated community
Burnham
Coordinates: 50°09′22″N 107°16′52″W / 50.156°N 107.281°W / 50.156; -107.281
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Southwest Saskatchewan
Census division 7
Rural Municipality Coulee
Government
 • Reeve Greg Targerson
 • Administrator Ken Hollinger
 • Governing body Coulee No. 136
Time zone CST
Postal code S9H 1K8
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 379
Highway 628
[1][2][3][4]

Burnham is an unincorporated community in Coulee Rural Municipality No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located on Highway 628, approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Highway 363 and 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Swift Current.

The name probably comes from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, although it's possible it may derive from another Burnham in England.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  5. ↑ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 66. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.

Coordinates: 50°09′22″N 107°16′52″W / 50.156°N 107.281°W / 50.156; -107.281


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