Anerley, Saskatchewan
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Anerley | |
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  Anerley | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′12″N 107°11′24″W / 51.220°N 107.190°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 15 |
| Rural Municipality | Fertile Valley |
| Established | 1908 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1912 |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 12 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Area code | 306 |
| Waterways | Anerley Lakes Milden Lake Stockwell Lake |
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Anerley is an unincorporated community in the western region of Saskatchewan located about 4 km north of Highway 44, about 20 km southwest of the Outlook and is about 125 km south west of Saskatoon.
Anerley before the railway was a well-established community, but when the Canadian Northern Railway laid down tracks from Saskatoon, the post office and Anerley School district were skidded into the town site by a large steam-powered tractor. The school had been on the site where Hillcrest Cemetery is now located. During the move sparks from the tractor started a small prairie fire, that was soon put out by the townsfolk.[5]
In 1912 the Canadian Northern Railway (later Canadian National Railway) brought in lines from Saskatoon, soon after the first two grain elevators were built. A third elevator was built in 1928 by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.
