Diana is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Bratt's Lake Rural Municipality No. 129,
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
, Canada. The community was located between the town of
Rouleau and
Wilcox Wilcox may refer to:
Places
;Canada
*Wilcox, Saskatchewan
;United States
* Wilcox, Florida, an unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida
*Wilcox, Missouri, an unincorporated community in Nodaway County, Missouri
* Wilcox, Nebraska
* Wil ...
on
Highway 39 about 25 km north of the town of
Milestone
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. There currently is a population of 0 residents living in Diana as of 2011, thus making it a
ghost town
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.
The community was officially named on August 7, 1954, in honour of the
Roman goddess of the hunt and her
temple
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at Ephesus, Turkey.
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities.
Types ...
*
List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan
The following is a list of communities that no longer exist or former Villages/Towns that have become unincorporated hamlets in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Ghost towns are towns that once had a considerable population, that have since ...
References
Bratt's Lake No. 129, Saskatchewan
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan
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