District of Sparwood Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia

District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. Just NW of Crowsnest Pass, N of Fernie, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on District of Sparwood

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

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

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

Name Description
District of Sparwood Official

 

Origin Notes and History of District of Sparwood

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

Sparwood (Station) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915; confirmed 6 April 1950 on BC map 4D. Incorporated as a Village 6 October 1964; re-incorporated as a District Municipality 12 May 1966, called District of Sparwood. Sparwood (District Municipality) confirmed 31 December 1977.

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

Sparwood Post Office was opened 1 April 1903; closed 11 September 1916.

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 trees near this settlement proved suitable as spars for ships.

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 East Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-21