The community of Lavinia was established in 1904 as a station point on the CNR Rapid City Subdivision, in what is now the Municipality of Hamiota. Named for Lavinia Hoy (?-?), wife of a member of the municipal council, Lavinia had a United Church and a general store and post office, the former of which was demolished in 1963 and the latter closed in 1965. A fieldstone monument at the former church site commemorates the pioneers of the district.
Lavinia United Church being demolished (June 1963) by John H. Warkentin
Source: John Warkentin Fonds, 2009-029/003, ASC16280, York University
Lavinia commemorative monument (October 2011)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.27374, W100.66929
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Western Canada Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Lavinia, Municipality of Hamiota)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Lavinia, Municipality of Hamiota)
“Birtle presbytery names Rev. R. E. Clark chairman,” Brandon Sun, 8 June 1962, page 2.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 September 2024
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