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Iceland to Saskatchewan

The southern aspect of the province of Saskatchewan showing the Icelandic Settlements Historic Railway Maps South Eastern Saskatchewan<BR> Thingvalla - Lögberg (1886) Vatnsdalur , Vesturbyggd Western Settlement or the Concordia District Water Valley the District around Vallar - Hólar (now known as Tantallon) (1887)

Above Map depicts the southern aspect of the province of Saskatchewan showing the Icelandic Settlements Historic Railway Maps South Eastern Saskatchewan Thingvalla - Lögberg (1886) Vatnsdalur , Vesturbyggd "Western Settlement" or the Concordia District "Water Valley" the District around Vallar - Hólar (now known as Tantallon) (1887)

Introduction:
.....From their homes in Iceland, via ferry to Scotland, then by way of steamer across the vast Pacific Ocean reaching the prairies by rail, such was the path taken by the Western Icelanders who established themselves in New Iceland along the shores of the great Manitoba lakes in 1875. Six years later, the settlement expanded into the North West Territories establishing Thingvalla and Logberg. This area expanded to the south, creating Vesturbyggd or or the "Western Settlement" also called the Concordia district (near Churchbridge). Around 1887, Vatnsdalur the "Water Valley" District around Vallar and Hólar (now known as Tantallon) received Icelandic migrants. Five years later Icelanders also made homes around the Quill Lakes, Fishing Lake and Foam Lake which became known as Vatnabyyður or Vatnabyggd "Lakes Settlement." During this early settlement era, these ethnic bloc settlements were part of the District of Assiniboia, North West Territories. It wasn't until 1905 that the province of Saskatchewan was incorporated in Canada.

To read more... Main article; Iceland to Saskatchewan and Bibliography

The southern aspect of the province of Saskatchewan showing the Icelandic Settlements Historic Railway Maps
South Eastern Saskatchewan Thingvalla - Lögberg (1886) Vatnsdalur, Vesturbyggd "Western Settlement" or the Concordia District "Water Valley" the District around Vallar - Hólar (now known as Tantallon) (1887)		East Central Saskatchewan Vatnabyyður or Vatnabyggd "Lakes Settlement" (1891)
Settlement	School Districts	Settlement	School Districts

South Eastern Saskatchewan Thingvalla - Lögberg (1886) Vatnsdalur, Vesturbyggd "Western Settlement" or the Concordia District "Water Valley" the District around Vallar - Hólar (now known as Tantallon) (1887)
Placename	Dates	Legal Land Location	Latitude - Longitude	Rail line	Highway
Bredenbury	1890-	Section 35- Township 22- Range 1-West of the 2nd Meridian	50° 56' 29'' N, 102° 2' 39'' W	CPR (Minnedosa - Saskatoon - Edmonton Section)	SK Hwy 16; Yellowhead Hwy.
Calder	1911-	Sections 15,16- Township 25- Range 31-West of the first or prime Meridian	51° 9' 27'' N, 101° 44' 58'' W	CNR (Neepawa - Rossburn - Wroxton - Yorkton Line)	North of SK Hwy 381 E and W of SK Hwy 8 S
Calder- Rural Municipality 241
Churchbridge	1889-	Section 17- Township 22- Range 32-West of the first or prime Meridian	50° 53' 41'' N, 101° 53' 36'' W	CPR (Minnedosa - Saskatoon - Edmonton Section)	Intersection of SK Hwy 16 and 80
Churchbridge - Thingvalla Cemetery	1887-	North East Section 22- Township 22- Range 32-West of the 1st or Prime Meridian
Churchbridge - Concordia Cemetery	1903-	North East Section 9- Township 23- Range 32-West of the 1st or Prime Meridian
Churchbridge- Rural Municipality 211
Gerald	1909	Section 25- Township 19- Range 32-West of the first Meridian	50° 39' 55'' N, 101° 47' 38'' W	CNR: Grand Trunk Pacific Main Line	North of SK Hwy 22 E and W of SK Hwy 8 S
Gerald - VALLAR Cemetery	1910	South West Section 28- Township 19-Range 32-West of the 1st Meridian
Holar Cemetery	1910-	SE Section 30 Township 30 Range 13 West of the 1 Meridian
HOLAR SCHOOL DISTRICT 317 (old and new)	1894-1918		east of Tantallon
Langenburg	1882-	Section 27- Township 21- Range 31-West of the first Meridian	50° 50' 39'' N, 101° 42' 4'' W	CPR CPR (Minnedosa - Saskatoon - Edmonton Section)	SK Hwy 16; Yellowhead Hwy
Langenburg- Rural Municipality 181
Logberg	1892-	Section 18, Township 24, Range 31, West of the Prime or First Meridian - 1892-08-01 Section 32, Township 24, Range 31, West of the Prime or First Meridian
Logberg Cemetery	1890-	SE quarter of section 24- township 24- range 32 West of the 1st meridian	51° 05' 09" N 101° 49' 15" W
LOGBERG School District # 206 location 1	1892-1908	NE Section 4 Township 23 Range 32 West of the 1 Meridian
LOGBERG School District # 206 location 2	1908-1960	SW Section 16 Township 22 Range 32 West of the 1 Meridian
MINERVA School District # 390	1895-1959	NW Section 21 Township 24 Range 31 West of the 1 Meridian
PENNOCK School District # 1437 location 1	1906-1908	SE NE Section 31 Township 23 Range 32 West of the 1 Meridian
PENNOCK School District # 1437 location 2 PENOCK other spellings	1908-1960	W Section 32 Township 23 Range 32 West of the 3 1 Meridian
ROTHBURY School District # 204	1914-1965	NE Section 16 Township 24 Range 32 West of the Meridian
ROTHBURY School District # 204 location 1	1891-1914	SW SW Section 27 Township 24 Range 32 West of the Meridian
Spy Hill	1888-	Section 2- Township 19- Range 31-West of the first Meridian	50° 36' 12'' N, 101° 41' 10'' W	CNR: Grand Trunk Pacific Main Line	SK Hwy 8
Spy Hill- Rural Municipality 152
Tantallon		Section 16- Township 18- Range 32-West of the First or Prime Meridian	50° 32' 8'' N, 101° 50' 27'' W	CPR	SK Hwy 601 and Qu'Appelle River interSection
TANTALLON School District # 949		NW Section 16 Township 18 Range 32 West of the 1 Meridian
Tantallon - Holar Cemetery	1887-1914	South West Section 13 Township 18 Range 32 West of the First or Prime Meridian
Thingvalla Cemetery	1889-1912	NE Section 22 Township 22 Range 32 West of the 1 Meridian	50.915133°N 101.840717°W
THINGVALLA School District # 108 location 1	1889-1912	SW Section 24 Township 22 Range 32 West of the 1 Meridian
THINGVALLA School District # 108 location 2	1912-1947	NW Section 19 Township 22 Range 31 West of the 1 Meridian
THINGVALLA School District # 108 location 3	1947-1963	NE Section 24 Township Range West of the 1 Meridian
VALLAR School District # 1020	1904-	NW 21 Section Township 19 Range 32 West of the 1 Meridian
Yarbo				CNR: Grand Trunk Pacific Main Line

East Central Saskatchewan Vatnabyyður or Vatnabyggd "Lakes Settlement" (1891)
Placename	Dates	Legal Land Location	Latitude - Longitude	Rail line	Highway
ADAMSON School District # 1885 later name FOAM LAKE	1907-1915	north west corner of the southwest section 32 township 30 range 11 west of the second meridian.
Bankend - Holar Cemetery	1909-	South East Section 30- Township 30- Range 13-West of the 2nd Meridian			.
Beaver - Rural Municipality 276	1911-1953
BERTDALE School District # 504		north east quarter of section 36 township 31 range 12 west of the second meridian later southwest corner of the southwest quarter of section 5, township 32 range 11 west of the second meridian
Bertdale Icelandic Cemetery
Big Quill - Rural Municipality 308	1909
Big Quill Lake (Lake)		51° 55' N, 104° 22' W
Bildfell Cemetery
Candahar	1910-1913	Section 21 Township 32 Range 17 West of the 2nd Meridian.		CPR
Dafoe	1911	South west Section 20 townsship 32 range 18 West of the 2nd Meridian.		CPR
Elfros	1909-	South west Section 13 township 32 range 14 West of the 2nd Meridian.	51° 44' 36'' N, 103° 51' 39'' W	CPR	Intersection of SK Hwy 16 and 35
Elfros - Rural Municipality 307	1909-
Emerald - Rural Municipality 277	1910-
Fairland	1906-1909	North west Section 18 township 31 range 12 West of the 2nd Meridian			.
Fishing Lake ( Lake )		Township 33- ranges 11,12-West of the 2nd Meridian	51° 50' N, 103° 32' W	CPR	SK Hwy 16; Yellowhead Hwy
Foam Lake	1900-	Section 28, Township 30, Range 11, West of the 2nd Meridian - 1900-10-01 SW Section 32, Township 30, Range 11, West of the 2nd Meridian	51° 38' 28'' N, 103° 32' 22'' W	CPR	SK Hwy 16 and 310 interSection
FOAM LAKE SCHOOL HOUSE SCHOOL DISTRICT # 504 (1885) Later name BERTDALE		South East Section 36 Township 31 Range 12 West of the 2 Meridian
FOAM LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT # 504		South West Section 5 Township 32 Range 11 West of the 2 Meridian
Foam Lake - Bertdale Icelandic Cemetery	1876-	North west Section 19- Township 31- Range 11-West of the 2nd Meridian
Foam Lake - Rural Municipality 306	1910-1953
Foam Lake - Rural Municipality 276	1953-
GARDAR SCHOOL District #1590	1906-1954	South east Section 4 Township 33 Range 14 West of the 2nd Meridian
GRANDY SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1540	1906-1963	north east Section 23 township 33 range 16 West of the 2nd Meridian
HARVARD SCHOOL DISTRICT # 2026		Section Township 32 Range 15 West of the 2 Meridian
Holar "Hills"	1907-1919	North west Section 30 township 30 range 13 West of the 2nd Meridian			SK Hwy 35
Kandahar	1910-1979	South west Section 21 Township 32 Range 17 West of the 2nd Meridian.	51° 45' 29'' N, 104° 21' 43'' W	CPR
Kandahar - Icelandic Lutheran Cemetery	1911-	North west section 18- township 32- range 17-West of the 1st or prime meridian [sic]*
KELVIN GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2221	1908-1957	North East of South East Section 21 Township 30 Range 12 West of the 2nd Meridian
Kristnes	1905-1934 1939-1948	Section 16, Township 32, Range 12, West of the 2nd Meridian - 1905-03-01 Section 22, Township 32, Range 12, West of the 2nd Meridian SW 1/4 Section 28, Township 32, Range 12, West of the 2nd Meridian	51° 46' N, 103° 40' W
AKRA SCHOOL DISTRICT 1267 KRISTNESS [also KRISTNES] SCHOOL DISTRICT 1267	1894-1918	NW of NW section 21 Township 32 Range 12 west of the 2nd meridian;
Kristnes Cemetery
Kuroki	1905-	Section 34- Township 33- Range 11-West of the 2nd Meridian	51° 52' 18'' N, 103° 29' 19'' W
Leslie	1962-	Section 36, Township 31, Range 13, West of the 2nd Meridian		CPR
LESLIE SCHOOL DISTRICT # 445	1912-1962	SE Section 36 Township 31 Range 13 West of the 2 Meridian
Leslie Station	1909-1962	Section 36, Township 31, Range 13, West of the 2nd Meridian		CPR
Leslie - GISLASON Private Cemetery		South East Section 24- Township 32- Range 13-West of the 2nd Meridian
LITTLE QUILL SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1797		Section Township 33 Range 15 West of the 2 Meridian
Little Quill Lake (Lake)			51° 55' N, 104° 5' W
Mimer	1907-1910	Section 14 township 32 range 18 West of the 2nd Meridian.		CPR
MOUNT HECLA SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1561	1906-1962	NE Section 23 Township 30 Range 13 West of the 2 Meridian
Mozart	1907-	Section 25, Township 32, Range 15, West of the 2nd Meridian Section 4, Township 33, Range 14, West of the 2nd Meridian - 1907-02-01	51° 46' 33'' N, 103° 59' 39'' W	CPR	SK Hwy 16; Yellowhead Hwy
MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1548	1906-1951	Section 25 Township 32 Range 17 West of the 2 Meridian
NORDRA SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1947	1908-1962	South east Section 15 Township 32 Range 16 West of the 2nd Meridian
Norman Cemetery		NE section 18 township 31 range 11 W of the 2nd Meridian
OSLAND School District # 4394	1921-1957	NE of SE Section 22 Township 32, Range 12, West of the 2 Meridian
ROSE VALE SCHOOL DISTRICT # 4163	1919-1954	SE of SE Section 5 Township 32 Range 13 West of the 2 Meridian
Sleipner	1905-1908	North east Section 30 township 32 range 15 West of the 2nd Meridian
SLEIPNER SCHOOL DISTRICT # 2281		Section Township 33 Range 16 West of the 2 Meridian
Wishart	1884-	Section 30- Township 29- Range 14-West of the 2nd Meridian	51° 32' 50'' N, 103° 58' 39'' W		Intersection of SK Hwy 743 E and SK Hwy 639 S
WALHALLA (WALLHALLA) SCHOOL DISTRICT # 2062	1908/9 - Dates unknown for two locations	South west Section 21 Township [not given] Range 13 Range 3 West of the 2nd Meridian South west Section 18 Township 31 Range 13 West of the 2nd Meridian Three schoolhouse locations
WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT # 1244	1909-1911 1911-1956	SW of SW Section 29 township 31 range 12 west of the 2nd meridian SE of SE Section 29 Township 31 Range 12 West of the 2 Meridian
Wynyard	1905-	Section 27, Township 32, Range 16, West of the 2nd Meridian - 1912-12-14 Section 30, Township 32, Range 15, West of the 2nd Meridian - 1905-08-01	51° 46' 8'' N, 104° 10' 46'' W	CPR	SK Hwy 16; Yellowhead Hwy
Wynyard - Vatnasofnudar Icelandic Community Cemetery		South West Section 4- Township 33- Range 16-West of the 2nd Meridian

Author Julia Adamson. A part of Saskatchewan Gen Web

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The southern aspect of the province of Saskatchewan showing the Icelandic SettlementsHistoric Railway Maps

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