Dalroy, Alberta
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Dalroy is a hamlet
in southern Alberta
under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County. It is located approximately 28 km (18 mi) east of Downtown
Calgary
and 0.8 km (0.5 mi) east of Highway 9.
This name 'Dalroy' is a combination of the names Dill & McElroy who were Dalroy’s first local merchants.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in southern Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County. It is located approximately 28 km (18 mi) east of Downtown
Downtown Calgary
Downtown Calgary is a region of central Calgary, Alberta. It is not a single neighbourhood per se, but is actually a larger community containing three neighbourhoods and a number of districts....
Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
and 0.8 km (0.5 mi) east of Highway 9.
This name 'Dalroy' is a combination of the names Dill & McElroy who were Dalroy’s first local merchants.