Neidpath, Saskatchewan

Neidpath, is a hamlet in Coulee Rural Municipality No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located on Highway 363 and Highway 720 about 25 km east of the city of Swift Current.

Demographics

In an era where homesteaders arrived in the early 1900s and communities were situated much closer together to accommodate a day's horse ride between neighbours, many of these communities have now disappeared firstly with the advent of rail, then auto and highway which makes transportation much easier, and larger centres further apart have arisen. This has caused many small rural communities though out the Canadian Prairies to dwindle in size or to completely disappear, such as Neidpath which has died to a population of just 9 residents.

History

Neidpath was named after Neidpath Castle, near Peebles, Scotland. The name was suggested by the first postmaster, John Mitchell,^[5] whose family emigrated from Peebles.^[6]

During its heyday Neidpath had four grain elevators, two of which still stand derelict today. At one time Neidpath even had its own telephone company, The Neidpath Rural Telephone Central Office, two Chinese hotels and restaurants as well as the King George Hotel along Central Avenue, a pool hall, hardware store, and a blacksmith shop.

See also

• Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
• Hamlets of Saskatchewan
• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of places with fewer than ten residents
• List of ghost towns in Canada

References