Welcome to Desford ...
So far, we found very little information about Desford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Desford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Desford, please Contact Us.
We aren't confident of the location of Desford, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
Time Zone: The area where Desford was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC).
The location where Desford once stood is in the (204) area code.
Communities near Desford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Desford.
- Killarney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boissevain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boissevain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boissevain <3>
- Saint John
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint John is located in Rolette County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <3>
- Lyonshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakopa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wakopa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakopa
- Ninga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninga came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninga
- Bannerman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bannerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerman
- Kelvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
- Kelvin is located in Rolette County (ND)
- Mountainside ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountainside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainside
- Whitewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Desford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desford.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Desford. See our Newspapers Page for Desford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Desford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |