Rural Municipality of Hillsburg explained

The Rural Municipality of Hillsburg is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 19, 1912.^[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Shell River and the Town of Roblin to form the Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River.^[2]

The Valley River 63A Indian reserve lied on its east side. About 30 percent of the former RM lied within Duck Mountain Provincial Forest.

Communities

• Bield
• Merridale
• Shevlin
• Shortdale

References

• Manitoba Historical Society - Manitoba Municipalities: Rural Municipality of Hillsburg
• Map of Hillsburg R.M. at Statcan
• Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 112) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada

51.2869°N -101.1178°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts. The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. January 2, 2015.
2. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015). The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. January 2, 2015.