Village of Valemount Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia

Village (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a village municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. W of Yellowhead Pass, Mount Robson Park, Cariboo Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Village of Valemount

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

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

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

Name Description
Village of Valemount Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Village of Valemount

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

Incorporated as a Village Municipality 13 December 1962. Valemount (Post Office & Station) adopted 22 February 1963 on 83D; form of name changed to Valemount (Village) 29 January 1965, to conform to incorporated status.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Cranberry Lake Post Office was opened here 1 August 1913; re-named Swift Creek Post Office 1 January 1918; re-named Valemount Post Office 1 November 1928 (or 10 January 1929?), to match the name of CNR's station.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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"....name of the new station, built in 1927 at mile 74.5 of the Albreda Subdivision, is Valemount; this is a coined word, suggested by the fact that the station is located in a valley within the [Rocky] mountains." (2 November 1927 letter from CNR.)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Regional District of Fraser-Fort George

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01