Village of Montrose Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary, British Columbia

Village (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a village municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. E side of Columbia River at Beaver Creek, just SE of Trail, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Village of Montrose

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Village of Montrose

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

Name Description
Village of Montrose Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Village of Montrose

References to Village of Montrose that document the origin of its place name

Beaver Falls (Post Office) adopted 7 April 1949 on 82/SW. Name changed to Montrose (Post Office) 4 June 1953 on 82F/4. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 22 June 1956. Montrose (Village) confirmed 5 March 1959 on 82F/SW.

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

Beaver Falls Post Office established 2 May 1949, located on Lot 8392; renamed Montrose Post Office 30 October 1953, at the request of residents. 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

Named by A.G. Cameron, a Trail lawyer, after his home town in Scotland.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; British Columbia Place Names; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01