In 1879, a post office was established by William Henry Mellow (1839-1916) at this location in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, named for Blythfield Township, Ontario. With the coming of the railway to this area in the early 20th century, settlers were drawn toward the railway station at Sanford and once-thriving community of Blythfield disappeared. The post office closed in 1911.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.70867, W97.47877
denoted by symbol on the map above
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
Post Office and Postmasters, Library and Archives Canada.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 February 2021
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