Sarto, Manitoba Explained

Official Name:Sarto
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Canada Manitoba
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sarto in Manitoba.
Coordinates:49.3992°N -96.7436°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Manitoba
Leader Title:MP (Provencher)
Leader Name:Ted Falk (CPC)
Leader Title1:MLA (La Verendrye)
Leader Name1:Konrad Narth (PC)
Elevation M:287
Elevation Ft:942
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:R0A 1X0[2]
Leader Title2:Reeve (Hanover)
Leader Name2:Stan Toews
Leader Title3:Councillor (Ward 4)
Leader Name3:John Giesbrecht
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Named For:Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto (Pope Pius X)

Sarto is an unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada, within the Rural Municipality of Hanover. The community is centred on PR 205, 7.5 kilometres (4.7 miles) west of Grunthal and 16 kilometres (10 miles) south-west of Steinbach.

It was originally called New York by the French Canadians who settled there. The post office was opened in 1904, and it was named after Pope Pius X, born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto. Some have claimed that the community had been named after Andrea del Sarto, a noted Italian Renaissance painter.[3]

Sarto has two churches, St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church and Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarto, Steinbach, Canada on the Elevation Map. Topographic Map of Sarto, Steinbach, Canada.. elevationmap.net. elevationmap.net.
  2. Web site: SARTO, Manitoba Canada, Canada Postal Code Database, ZIP Code Database, ZIP Code Maps. zip-codes.com.
  3. https://www.gov.mb.ca/sd/pubs/forest_lands/cdgnm.pdf
  4. Web site: Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church (Sarto, RM of Hanover). mhs.mb.ca. 2020-04-02.
  5. Web site: Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Sarto, RM of Hanover). mhs.mb.ca. 2020-04-02.