Eyre, Saskatchewan

Eyre, Saskatchewan
Unincorporated Hamlet
Location of Eyre in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°16′00″N 109°49′03″W / 51.2667250°N 109.8174518°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest Saskatchewan
Census division	8
Rural Municipality	Chesterfield
Established	1910
Post Office Established	August 1, 1914
Post Office Closed	December 9, 1963
Postal code	NA
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Highway 44
[1]

Eyre^[2] is a ghost town in Chesterfield Rural Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally established by the Jewish Colonization Association. The Jewish block settlement was established in 1910 mostly of immigrants from Russia and some from the United States. ^[3]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Hamlets of Saskatchewan
• List of ghost towns in Canada
• Ghost towns in Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2011-08-01
2. "Canadian Geographical Names Data Base Search - Eyre". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
3. Feldman, Anna, JEWISH RURAL SETTLEMENTS, Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan - University of Regina, retrieved 2011-08-01

Coordinates: 51°16′00″N 109°49′03″W / 51.2667250°N 109.8174518°W