Odd and Unusual Placenames in Saskatchewan

At one time many of us had highway and grid road maps in our vehicles to figure out where we were going when we were in an unfamiliar territory. Trying to fold those maps back to their original condition was usually the most difficult part. Today, most of us just plot our journey on Google Maps. It gives us multiple routes, the estimated length of time, and even street and highway views.

When traveling across Saskatchewan one will encounter many unique community names. Some of these places were just a railroad siding with a grain elevator or two, some were just church communities, and some were once vibrant villages that either no longer exist today or are nearing ghost town status.

There are the usual places in our province that people like to snicker at like Climax, Love, Elbow, Eyebrow, and Moose Jaw, but here are just a few other odd, unusual, yet very real placenames in Saskatchewan:

Adanac (near Unity)

Baring (north of Glenavon)

Burr (south of Humboldt)

Chagoness (near Pleasantdale)

Druid (near Dodsland)

Dummer (southeast of Avonlea)

Expanse (near Mossbank)

Hoey (south of Prince Albert)

Inchkeith (west of Kennedy)

Lintlaw (near Kelvington)

Neptune (south of Weyburn)

Primate (near Macklin)