Miniota, Manitoba
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For the rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, see: the Rural Municipality of Miniota.
Miniota, Manitoba is a community located northwest of Virden, Manitoba on Manitoba Highway 83 within the boundaries of the rural municipality of the same name. The Post Office opened in 1885 on 36-13-27W. It was originally named Parkisimo and changed to its present name in 1900. It had two railways in its history; the CPR and the Grand Trunk (now CNR). Both had rail points about one mile apart and there was a Miniota Station on the latter.
Miniota has a K8 school , there is a motel, and the biggest employer is the local co-op. There is also the Miniota Municipal Museum. The Rural Municipality of Miniota has its offices in the community.
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[edit] References
- Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 176) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
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