Sheerness is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the Special Areas Board.[1] Within Special Area No. 2,[2] it is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Highway 36 and 102 kilometres (63 mi) north of Brooks.
Sheerness
Location of Sheerness Alberta
The community most likely takes its name from Sheerness, in England.[3][self-published source?]
The community was named by Mr. George Crozier in memory of a seaport town on the east coast of England. The first postmistress was Mrs. Margaret Crozier in 1909.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4804004 - Special Area No. 2, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
- ^ Mardon, Ernest G.; Mardon, Austin (2010). Community Place Names of Alberta. Lulu.com. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-897472-17-0.
...probably after the English coastal town in Kent.
- ^ Gordon, Agnes, ed. (1981). Roads to Rose Lynn : a history of the Rose Lynn, Halladay, Sheerness, Stanmore, Scotfield, Richdale and Berry Creek areas. [Rose Lynn Book Club]. pp. 286–287. OCLC 866534634.
51°29′21″N 111°40′44″W / 51.48917°N 111.67889°W
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