Bromhead is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Souris Valley Rural Municipality No. 7, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Highway 18 and 45 km (28 mi) west of the City of Estevan.

Bromhead
Unincorporated community
Former Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator in Bromhead.
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Coordinates: 49°10′54″N 103°40′31″W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	South-east
Census division	1
Rural Municipality	Souris Valley
Established	1913
Government
• Governing body	Souris Valley No. 7
• Reeve	Steven Berg
• Administrator	Erica Pederson
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0C 1Z0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 35 Highway 18
Railways	Long Creek Railroad Company Inc
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When Bromhead was first established in 1913, it was a thriving community and one of the biggest stops along the railway. It featured a three-storey hotel, dance hall, blacksmith shop, tailor, department store, cafe, and photo gallery. A fire swept through town in 1916 and it never fully recovered as many residents didn't have insurance or chose to relocate elsewhere.[5] The town, though, didn't completely die then as some of the town did rebuild.

As of 2018, 14 people lived in Bromhead.[6] The local church, Hamar Lutheran, is still open; the post office is still in use;[7] the railway through town, Long Creek Railroad Inc,[8] was bought by locals and put back into service; and the grain elevator is still in use. Most of the buildings, such as the schoolhouse, gas station, houses, and stores are abandoned.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan

References

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