District of Barriere Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. E side North Thompson River, between Kamloops and Clearwater, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on District of Barriere

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for District of Barriere

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

Name Description
District of Barriere Official

 

Origin Notes and History of District of Barriere

References to District of Barriere that document the origin of its place name

Barriere (Station) adopted 11 August 1921 as labelled on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915, and as identified in Geological Survey Summary Report 1921, Pt A, p.72. Form of name changed to Barrière (Post Office & Railway Station) 3 March 1955 on 92 P; further changed to Barrière (community) 15 December 1982 on 92 P/1. Incorporated as a District Municipality, to be known as "District of Barriere" per Order in Council #654, 4 October 2007, effective 4 December 2007. [note that name is spelled without a grave accent over the first 'e' in the enabling Letters Patent.]

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

Barrière Post Office was opened 1 February 1914, named in association with the adjacent Barrière River. Post Office closed 1 May 1915.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02