Welcome to Slavanka ...
So far, we found very little information about Slavanka. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Slavanka to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Slavanka, please Contact Us.
Since we don't have the location of Slavanka, we have used what we believe to be its closest cemetery as an estimate.
Slavanka was settled circa 1899.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Slavanka: A Doukhobor<2> Community, belonging to the South Colony, where the refugees largely came from the Russian villages of Elizavetpol and Slavyanka.
If Slavanka still existed, it would have been in the (306) and (639)<3> area codes.
The community of Slavanka has also been called Slavianka. and Slavyanka. For more information about the names of Slavanka, see The Names of Slavanka on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Slavanka ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Slavanka.
- Rosthern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waldheim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Duck Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hepburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Blaine Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leask
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leask
- Laird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Marcelin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelin
- Krydor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krydor
- Carlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Slavanka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The Doukhobors (or Doukhabours) are a Christian sect that were persecuted in the late 1800's by the Russian government and the Russian Orthodox Church. To avoid further persecution, many of the Doukhobors sought refuge in the Canadian Provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and in this case, Saskatchewan.Once in Canada, the Doukhobors continued their communal traditions by forming Colonies, with small villages (such as Slavanka) forming within each Colony. |
| <3> | Area code (639) is an overlay for area code (306). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |