Halkett Saskatchewan
Hamlet Located at
SW Section 5, Township 3, Range 8, West of 2nd meridian
Lat- 49° 11' 00" N - Long-103° 03' 02" W
Unincorporated area in SE Saskatchewan

1927 Road map showing Halkett
Note at that time the highway to Weyburn
did not follow the railroad
Elevation 1902 ft
Part of RM of Estevan #5
Located on the Canadian Pacific Rail line (CPR)
between Hitchcock and Estevan SK
on the CPR Soo line
Estevan is 7km/ 4mi SE, Hitchcock is 7km/ 4mi NE
I don't have any more info than this on this
spot on the map
I haven't even been able to find an elevator here.
Where did the name come from?
My educated guess....
Andrew
Halkett
b- Nov 11, 1876 in Ottawa ON
d- Nov 22, 1937 in Vancouver BC, age 62
Father- James Brooke Halkett
Mother- Mary Ann Halkett, nee Wheatley
1891 census in Wellington Ward, Ottawa, ON
wife- Bertha Rachael Farrow
b- ca 1881
d- Nov 14, 1955, in Vancouver BC, age 74
married in 1901
Andrew was the CPR Divisional Superintendent, Moose Jaw Division
He was educated at Ottawa Public and High Schools;
CPR Service- 1897 started as Brakeman
1902- Conductor
1910 Passenger conductor
Assistant Train Master- Vancouver
1910- Divisional Train master, Moose jaw
1912- Terminal Train