Hilltop is a rural community in the
Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson and is a mixed agricultural area.
Historically, the area was settled by Scandinavian immigrants, mainly from Sweden, starting in the 1880s. The community opened a post office in 1900 located on 19-17-17W and a one-room school was located on NE 24-17-18W. The other establishment which still is operational is a Baptist church founded by the early settlers and named after the locality.
To the north of Hilltop lies
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also ...
, which was settled during the same period and with the same immigrant mix.
References
* ''Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 112)'' – the Millennium Bureau of Canada
''Hilltop Baptist Church'' ''Manitoba Historical Society – Oral History: Clanwilliam, 1918''''Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hilltop Baptist Church and Cemetery''
Localities in Manitoba
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