Rural Municipality of Cameron

The Rural Municipality of Cameron is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 16, 1896.^[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Whitewater and the Town of Hartney to form the Municipality of Grassland.^[2]

The RM was located southwest of Brandon and was home to about 500 people. It was named for John Donald Cameron, the Attorney General of Manitoba at the time.

Communities

Former towns: (previously independently administered)

Hartney

Unincorporated communities:

Argue
Grande Clairière
Lauder
Underhill

Attractions

Fort Desjarlais
Fort Ash
Fort Grand
Hart-Cam Museum^[3]
Lauder Sandhills

References

^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^ Hart-Cam Museum

Cameron Rural Municipality - Website
Manitoba Historical Society - Rural Municipality of Cameron
Map of Cameron R.M. at Statcan

49°26′37″N 100°34′43″W / 49.44361°N 100.57861°W / 49.44361; -100.57861

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[1] "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[2] "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[3] Hart-Cam Museum