Kenlis, Saskatchewan

Kenlis, Saskatchewan
Hamlet

Kenlis United Church
Kenlis, Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°26′38″N 103°15′07″W / 50.444°N 103.252°W / 50.444; -103.252Coordinates: 50°26′38″N 103°15′07″W / 50.444°N 103.252°W / 50.444; -103.252
Country  Canada
Province  Saskatchewan
Region Southwest Saskatchewan
Census division 6
Rural Municipality Abernethy
Established 1880s
Government
  Administrator Thom Barker
  Governing body Abernethy No. 186
Time zone CST
Postal code S0A 0A0
Area code(s) 306
Historic Sites Kenlis United Church
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Kenlis is a small farming community in Abernethy Rural Municipality No. 186, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located 10 km south of the village of Abernethy close to the Qu'appelle Valley on range road 112 about 15 km northeast of the town of Indian Head.

History

When the Canadian Pacific Railway constructed tracks through the village of Abernethy many residents and businesses from Kenis moved to be closer to the rail line. The Kenlis United Church and a Cairn Memorial to the school are still located on the former town site. Every summer the congregation from the United Church in Abernethy have a service in the old Kenlis Church. The Kenlis cemetery also still exists approximately two miles to the north with occasional burials still taking place.

Cairn Memorial

See also

References

  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  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
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
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