Vassar, Manitoba

Vassar is a community located in southeastern Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Piney, approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the Canada–United States border with Minnesota.

History

Vassar's first inhabitants settled in 1896 with the railroad's arrival. It is commonly believed that Vassar got its name after the first-born son of one of the first inhabitants, the Carpenter family.

The first store, post office, and school were all built in the early 1900s. A hotel was built in the late 1920s and parts of that building are incorporated into a current motel.

Notable people

• Marjorie Beaucage (born 1947), Métis filmmaker

References

• "Communities of the Rural Municipality of Piney Vassar, Manitoba". Retrieved January 21, 2007.

• Geographical Names of Manitoba - Vassar (pg. 281) :published by Conservation Manitoba 2008

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Division No. 1, Manitoba (Eastern Manitoba)

Towns

• Lac du Bonnet
• Powerview–Pine Falls

Local government districts

• Pinawa

Rural municipalities

• Alexander
• Lac du Bonnet
• Piney
• Reynolds
• Stuartburn
• Victoria Beach
• Whitemouth

First Nations

• Animakee Wa Zhing 37
• Buffalo Point
• Iskatewizaagegan 39
• Shoal Lake 40

Indian reserves

• Buffalo Point 36
• Shoal Lake 37A (part)
• Shoal Lake 39 (part)
• Shoal Lake 39A (part)
• Shoal Lake 40 (part)

Unorganized areas

• Unorganized Division No. 1

Unincorporated communities

• Arbakka
• Badger
• Caliento
• Elma
• Gardenton
• Hadashville
• Hillside Beach
• Piney
• Prawda
• River Hills
• Ste. Rita
• St. Georges
• Seven Sisters Falls
• South Junction
• Sprague
• Stuartburn
• Sundown
• Vassar
• Vita
• Whitemouth
• Zhoda (part)

• See also: Municipalities in Manitoba
• Census divisions of Manitoba
• 2015 municipal amalgamations

49°05′52″N 95°49′53″W / 49.09778°N 95.83139°W / 49.09778; -95.83139

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