Naphtha, Alberta Explained

Naphtha
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:CAN AB Foothills # Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Naphtha in Foothills County
Coordinates:50.6313°N -114.2316°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:No. 6
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Foothills County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Delilah Miller
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Foothills County Council
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Timezone1:Mountain Time Zone
Utc Offset1:-7
Timezone1 Dst:Mountain Time Zone
Utc Offset1 Dst:-6
Blank Name Sec1:Highways
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    Naphtha is a hamlet located in Foothills County, Alberta, Canada approximately 6.3km (03.9miles) south of the town of Diamond Valley and 10.7km (06.6miles) north of the village of Longview along Alberta Highway 22. The name comes from the liquid product Naphtha. Many of the houses in the original hamlet were bunkhouses built to house workers for the Home Oil Company, who drilled their first well in the area in 1929.[1]

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Naphtha . Okotoks.ca . Town of Okotoks . 16 July 2024.