Balmoral is an unincorporated village north of

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located within the boundaries of the

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. The Post Office opened in 1879 to service the early settlers who began arriving in the area in 1874. There was also a Canadian Pacific railway point on 6-15-2E. The community was named after

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in Scotland. A School District was located on SW7-15-2E. The community was originally known as ''Quickfall''.

References

* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba - Balmoral'' (pg. 17) published by the

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''Balmoral, Manitoba''
Unincorporated communities in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub

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