Cassils, Alberta

Cassils is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell.[1] It is located on the north side of a Canadian Pacific rail line 2.9 km (1.8 mi) west of the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 542.[2] It is 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the City of Brooks and 7.5 km (4.7 mi) south of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1).

Cassils
Hamlet
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
CountyNewell
Named forCharles Cassils
Cassils
Location of Cassils, Alberta

The hamlet is named after Charles Cassils, of the Montreal firm of Cassils and Cochrane.[3] Cassils, a native of Dumbartonshire, Scotland, died July 2, 1908, aged 77.

See also

References

  1. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. November 29, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  2. "County of Newell Council Meeting, Thursday, November 8, 2012 (agenda)". County of Newell. November 8, 2012. p. 48. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31.

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