Dalemead, Alberta

Location of Dalemead in Alberta

Dalemead is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.^[1]

Dalemead is located approximately 35 km (21 mi) southeast of Downtown Calgary and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) south of Highway 22X along a Canadian Pacific Railway line.

Established in 1913, Dalemead was originally named Strathmead but after some confusion with the nearby Town of Strathmore, the name was changed to Dalemead.

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-06. 

• Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
• Read, Tracey (1983). Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View, Calgary, Alberta.

External links

• Municipal District of Rocky View County's official website
• Rocky View County's community profile on Alberta First
• Calgary-Edmonton Corridor in Alberta

Coordinates: 50°52′29″N 113°38′15″W / 50.87472°N 113.6375°W / 50.87472; -113.6375

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