Some "Nixies" of Manitoba
by C. E. Parker
Manitoba Pageant, Winter 1965, Volume 10, Number 2
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According to the "Distribution" Books of the Post Office Department, a "nixie" is a post office that has been closed or the name of the office changed. Manitoba has had many such post offices and, for those interested in postal history, some of these offices are listed below. More will be listed in succeeding issues of the Manitoba Pageant and if you are a stamp collector and have some old "covers", you might check to see if you have any postmarks from any of these "nixies".
Office |
Opened |
Location |
Closed |
Abbotshall |
Dec., 1916* |
2-28-15W |
Nov. 20, 1920 |
Acorn |
July, 1912* |
Changed from Beverley |
Sept., 1917* |
Aikenside |
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Changed to Justice |
July, 1909* |
Bender Hamlet |
July, 1909* |
36-19-1W |
Nov. 10, 1915 |
Bethel |
Aug. 15, 1923 |
27-18-18W |
Nov. 27, 1953 |
Beverley |
July, 1909* |
14-7-20W |
July, 1912* |
Cowdery |
July, 1909* |
6-22-5W |
Mar. 31, 1919 |
Craigsford |
July, 1914* |
6-38-25W |
June, 1916* |
Crawford Park |
Nov. 1, 1923 |
SW-4-20-19W |
May 31, 1958 |
Crocus |
Aug. 1, 1923 |
2-17-18W |
Dec. 31, 1943 |
Davis Point |
Oct., 1914* |
22-31-10W |
Aug. 31, 1959 |
Draquay |
Jan. 26, 1923 |
30-21-26W |
May, 1924* |
Drifting River |
Apr., 1913* |
25-27-23W |
Oct. 31, 1940 |
Emesville |
Jan., 1913* |
Parish of St. Paul |
Aug., 1919* |
Endcliffe |
May, 1919* |
6-22-28W |
Mar. 31, 1922 |
Grandvital |
Apr., 1912* |
Changed to St. Vital |
July, 1918* |
Griffon |
Nov. 9, 1942 |
Changed from Umatillo |
July 31, 1956 |
Harlington |
June, 1903* |
20-35-28W |
June 30, 1944 |
Harmsworth |
Apr., 1914* |
33-11-26W |
Oct. 21, 1960 |
Hollywood |
Jan., 1907* |
5-17-9W |
Aug. 31, 1916 |
Hyndman |
July, 1912* |
33-14-22N
Changed to Brumlie |
Aug., 1920* |
Icelandic River |
Changed to Riverton |
June, 1924* |
Ingleside |
Apr., 1893* |
27-10-4W |
Apr. 12, 1912 |
Jadek |
Apr., 1913* |
14-20-2E
Changed to Meleb |
Oct., 1913* |
Lone Tree |
July, 1893* |
6-19-24W |
Oct. 23, 1910 |
Oatseed |
Changed to Birchview |
Nov. 19, 1947 |
Richland |
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Changed to Anola |
Jan. 1, 1923 |
Suffren |
Feb., 1917* |
14-21-4W |
Dec. 31, 1949 |
Umatillo |
Mar. 1, 1924 |
SW-28-27-23W
Changed to Grifton |
Nov. 9, 1942 |
* indicates that the post office is listed in the Quarterly or Monthly Supplement of that date, but no actual opening or closing date is given.
As you can see, some offices were open for only a short period of time. A postmark or cover from one of these offices would be more valuable than one from a post office which was open longer.
Page revised: 18 July 2009
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