Burnham, Saskatchewan

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.

Burnham
Unincorporated community
Burnham
Coordinates: 50.156°N 107.281°W / 50.156; -107.281
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouthwest Saskatchewan
Census division7
Rural MunicipalityCoulee
Government
 • ReeveGreg Targerson
 • AdministratorKen Hollinger
 • Governing bodyCoulee No. 136
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S9H 1K8
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 379
Highway 628
[1][2][3][4]

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.



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