Welcome to Instow ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Instow, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Instow is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Instow lies in the Central Standard Time Zone (CST) and does not observe daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC).

Note: If you travel south from Instow, you will leave Central Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Codes for Instow: 306, 474 & 639<2>

Communities near Instow ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Instow.

• Shaunavon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaunavon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shaunavon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shaunavon
  • From Instow to Shaunavon
• Admiral
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Admiral
  • From Instow to Admiral
• Simmie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmie
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Simmie
  • From Instow to Simmie
• Dollard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollard
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dollard
  • From Instow to Dollard
• Scotsguard ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsguard
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Scotsguard
  • From Instow to Scotsguard
• Lac Pelletier
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac Pelletier
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lac Pelletier
  • From Instow to Lac Pelletier
• Vesper
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vesper
  • From Instow to Vesper
• Cadillac
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cadillac
  • From Instow to Cadillac
• Carmichael
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
• Gull Lake
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gull Lake <3>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Instow ...

Looking for more information about Instow? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Instow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Instow.

Adding Instow to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Instow was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Instow.