District of Sicamous Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia
District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. SE end Shuswap Lake, Kamloops Division Yale Land District
Mapped Location
District of Sicamous: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on District of Sicamous
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for District of Sicamous
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| District of Sicamous | Official |
Origin Notes and History of District of Sicamous
References to District of Sicamous that document the origin of its place name
Sicamous (Post Office & Station) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on CPR map of 1886, and on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915, etc; confirmed 2 June 1931 on 82L/NW. Identified as Sicamous (Post Office) in the 1953 BC Gazetteer. Sicamous (Post Office, Station & Steamer Landing) confirmed 29 April 1965 on 82L/NE. Form of name changed to Sicamous (Community) 28 February 1983 on 82L/15. Incorporated as a District Municipality 4 December 1989 called District of Sicamous. Sicamous (District Municipality) confirmed 4 October 1990 on 82L/15 and 82L/14.
Sicamous Post Office was opened 1 November 1887, named in association with Schikmouse, Schickmous or Shick-a-mows Narrows (as labelled on Moberley's 1866 map, and on Trutch's 1871 map, and as identified in Dawson's 1877 report, respectively).
"River circling mountains" (information from Isaac Harris, published in Vernon News, 18 July 1918)
Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
- Albas
- Anglemont
- Annis
- Arrowhead
- Balmoral
- Bastion Bay
- Beaton
- Big Eddy
- Blaeberry
- Blind Bay
- Broadview
- Camborne
- Canoe
- Canyon Hot Springs
- Carlin
- Castledale
- Celista
- Craigellachie
- Deep Creek
- Donald
- Eagle Bay
- East Gate
- Edelweiss
- Falkland
- Ferguson
- Field
- Five Mile
- Forde
- Galena
- Galena Bay
- Gleneden
- Glenemma
- Town of Golden
- Harrogate
- Kicking Horse
- Lee Creek
- Magna Bay
- Malakwa
- Mica Creek
- Nicholson
- Notch Hill
- Paradise Point
- Parson
- Ranchero
- City of Revelstoke
- Rogers Pass
- City of Salmon Arm
- Salmon Arm
- Scotch Creek
- Seymour Arm
- Shelter Bay
- District of Sicamous
- Silver Creek
- Six Mile Point
- Solsqua
- Sorrento
- South Canoe
- Squilax
- St. Ives
- Sunnybrae
- Tappen
- Tiili Landing
- Trout Lake
- White Lake
- Woods Landing
- Yankee Flats
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-09-27