Culross, Manitoba

Culross
Culross
Location of Culross in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°42′51″N 97°54′40″W / 49.71417°N 97.91111°W / 49.71417; -97.91111Coordinates: 49°42′51″N 97°54′40″W / 49.71417°N 97.91111°W / 49.71417; -97.91111
Country  Canada
Province  Manitoba
Region Pembina Valley
Census Division No. 9
Government
  Governing Body Rural Municipality of Grey Council
  MP Candice Bergen
  MLA Blaine Pedersen
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 204
NTS Map 062H12
GNBC Code GAFYV

Culross is an unincorporated community in south central Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 58 kilometers (36 miles) west of Winnipeg[1] on Manitoba Highway 2 in the Rural Municipality of Grey.

The community was named for Culross, Fife, Scotland.[2]

References

  1. "Geographical Names of Canada - Querying Distances". nrcan.gc.ca. 2011-10-24. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  2. Geographic Board of Canada (1933). Place-names of Manitoba. Ottawa: J. O. Patenaude, acting King's printer. p. 26. Retrieved 11 October 2017.


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