Preeceville

Preeceville is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. The town is west of Sturgis and north of Yorkton at the junction of Highway 49, Highway 47, Highway 9 and near Highway 755.

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Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Saskatchewan
Settlement.official_name: Preeceville
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Preeceville Grain Elevator.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: The grain elevator in Preeceville
Settlement.pushpin_map: Saskatchewan#Canada
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Preeceville in Saskatchewan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Census division

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Preeceville is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. The town is west of Sturgis and north of Yorkton at the junction of Highway 49, Highway 47, Highway 9 and near Highway 755.

== History == Settlement in the Preeceville region dates back to fur traders who came to the upper Assiniboine region after explorer David Thompson mapped the area in 1796. Later, ranchers followed the trails left by fur traders and Indigenous peoples, leading to the earliest settlement of the area.