Donavon is a
hamlet
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in
Montrose Rural Municipality 315,
Saskatchewan
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, Canada. The hamlet is located southwest of
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as th ...
along
Highway 45 and
Canadian National Railway,
Delisle-
Tichfield Junction stub.
The name is a combination of the
Don River (Ontario)
The Don River is a watercourse in southern Ontario that empties into Lake Ontario, at Toronto Harbour. Its mouth was just east of the street grid of the town of York, Upper Canada, the municipality that evolved into Toronto, Ontario. The Don is ...
and the
Avon River (Ontario)
The Avon River is a river in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Shows the river's course highlighted on a topographic map. The river was named after the River Avon in England when the town of Stratford was founded on its banks in 1832. The Avon Riv ...
.
Gallery
Points of interest in Donavon, Saskatchewan and area.
File:Donavon Saskatchewan Knox United Church.jpg, Knox United Church
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Historically, unions of Protestant churches were enforced by the state ...
memorial near Donavon, Saskatchewan
File:Donavon Saskatchewan School.jpg, Former school in Donavon, Saskatchewan
File:Donavon Saskatchewan School close up.jpg, Donavon, Saskatchewan school sign
See also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ...
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Hamlets of Saskatchewan
In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan has ...
References
Montrose No. 315, Saskatchewan
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
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