Town of Creston Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia

Town - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a town municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. Between S end of Kootenay Lake and BC-Idaho boundary, SE of Nelson, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

Town of Creston: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Town of Creston

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Town of Creston

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Town of Creston Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Town of Creston

References to Town of Creston that document the origin of its place name

Creston (Town) identified in 1909 BC Gazetteer; labelled on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 14 May 1924; confirmed as Creston (Village) in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Re-incorporated as a Town Municipality effective 1 January 1966.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Creston Post Office was opened 1 March 1899. [see also the municipality's own website.]

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

The land now owned by Canadian Pacific Railway was previously owned by Fred Little, who had come from Creston, Iowa, where he had worked on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway. He would not deed the land to the CPR until they had agreed to name the station Creston after his home town, which was similarly situated at the outlet of a major waterbody. Known as "7th Siding" during construction of the Crowsnest Line, 1897-98, CPR had tentatively named the station and planned townsite "Fisher", but agreed to alter it to "Creston".

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions  |  Province of British Columbia

The traditional name for this site is Ya ·qa ·n nu?kiy, pronounced ya-qan-noo kee [meaning/significance not provided]. (April 2006 advice from Janice Alpine, Ktunaxa Language Program)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
included with note  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27