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Where Is Obodo, Manitoba??

 
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Posted 07/26/2015   3:26 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add jjmclell to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Does anybody know where in Manitoba a town or post office called Obodo is? I found an Obodo, Manitoba postmark but can't find the place on a map or any information about it.


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Posted 07/26/2015   3:40 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add oldguy to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
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Posted 07/26/2015   7:57 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jimjung to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It is near Rivers which is near Brandon, Manitoba west of Winnipeg.

I could not find it anywhere but I found the Geo Code is 50.017226 N 100.316806 W. You can find it using this code.
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Posted 07/27/2015   6:39 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jjmclell to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I think Obodo must've been a name for the RCAF base near Rivers. There are a couple of Google hits that definitely reference Obodo, Manitoba but don't give any definitive hints as to where it might be other than associating it with Rivers, Manitoba and the now abandoned RCAF base nearby. Where did you find the Geo Code jim?
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Years ago my step-grandmother moved to Canada and settled in Brandon, Manitoba. She had friends that worked at a base that I believe was called Rivers Camp, a training base for the Royal Canadian Air Force. I remember that there was a post office by the name Obodo, and that it and the base closed in the late 60's or early 70's. My grandma and her son both passed away, so I can not confirm any of this any longer.

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Posted 07/27/2015   7:31 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jimjung to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Here is the link to the Geo Code. There are a number of ghost towns in Ontario and I'm sure there are just as many or more out in the prairies.

https://familysearch.org/stdfinder/...ceId=6504729
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Posted 07/27/2015   8:01 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add jjmclell to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
CFB Rivers and the Obodo post office closed in the same year...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Rivers

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discov...umber=16718&
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