McAuley, Manitoba
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McAuley is a community northwest of Virden,
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located in the
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. The community was named after George W. McAuley who was the townsite owner. It was a railway point for the
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. The post office was named Rutherglen until 1906, referencing a location in Scotland from where some of the settlers had emigrated.


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''McAuley, Manitoba''
''Geographic Names of Manitoba'' - the Millennium Bureau of Canada Unincorporated communities in Westman Region {{Manitoba-geo-stub