Country Canada Rural Municipality Senlac Province Saskatchewan | Census division 13 Time zone CST Area code 306 | |
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Yonker is an unincorporated locality in Senlac Rural Municipality No. 411, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located about 42 km east of Chauvin, Alberta. Yonker is located along the Canadian National Railway (Formerly the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) until 1923). The community gets its name from Mr. O. Winter, who was a contractor for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. This line was named alphabetically, from the east, "Vera", after his daughter, "Winter" after himself; and to the west (skipping over 'x') "Yonker", named after his mother's family.
Map of Yonker, SK, Canada
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Yonker, Saskatchewan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA