Penkill, Saskatchewan

Penkill is an unincorporated hamlet within the Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located (51.314151, -108.632238) approximately 20 km north of the town of Eston, 8 km east of Highway 30 and 4.81 km north of Highway 752 on Range Road 194. Very little remains of the former community, since the railway was pulled up. All that is left is a grain elevator,[1] over grown streets and a couple houses.

Penkill
The Former elevators in Penkill
Penkill
Location of Penkill in Saskatchewan
Penkill
Penkill (Canada)
Coordinates: 51.314151°N 108.632238°W / 51.314151; -108.632238
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionWest-Central
Census division8
Rural MunicipalitySnipe Lake No. 259
Government
  TypeMunicipal
  Governing bodyRural Municipality of Snipe Lake
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Area code(s)306
Highways Hwy 30
RailwaysGone

References

  1. Grain Elevator Photography - Penkill, Saskatchewan

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