McGee is a

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in Pleasant Valley Rural Municipality No. 288,

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. It previously held the status of a village until December 31, 1955. Along with

D'Arcy, Saskatchewan D'Arcy is an unincorporated community in Rural Municipality of Pleasant Valley No. 288 in western-central Saskatchewan, Canada. The post office started out with the name D'Arcy Station in 1911 in the Federal Electoral District of Kindersley. Al ...

, the town is named after the

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History

Prior to December 31, 1955, McGee was incorporated as a

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, and was restructured as a

under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Pleasant Valley on that date.

References

Pleasant Valley No. 288, Saskatchewan Former villages in Saskatchewan Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan Division No. 12, Saskatchewan {{SKDivision12-geo-stub

History

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