McAuley, Manitoba

McAuley is a community northwest of Virden, Manitoba located in the Rural Municipality of Archie.

The community was named after George W. McAuley who was the townsite owner. It was a railway point for the Canadian Pacific railway. The post office was named Rutherglen until 1906, referencing a location in Scotland from where some of the settlers had emigrated.

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• McAuley, Manitoba

Geographic Names of Manitoba - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

Coordinates: 50°15′44″N 101°23′19″W / 50.26222°N 101.38861°W / 50.26222; -101.38861