Cessford, Alberta
Cessford | |
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Coordinates: 51°00′23″N 111°33′24″W / 51.0064°N 111.5567°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Census division | 4 |
Municipal district | Special Area No. 2 |
Government | |
• Governing body | Special Area No. 2 Council |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Postal code span | |
Area code | +1-403 |
Highways | Highway 561 Highway 876 |
Cessford is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2.[1][2] It is located approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Highway 36 and 54 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Brooks.
The hamlet took its name from a local farm.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Statistics Canada (2010-03-05). "Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 2, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.