Village of Warfield 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. Between Rossland and Trail, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Village of Warfield

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

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

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

Name Description
Village of Warfield Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Village of Warfield

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

Warfield (Station) adopted 2 June 1950 on 82 F/4, as labelled on BC Lands' maps 1EM, 1915, and 4A, 1920. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 8 December 1952; Warfield (Village) confirmed 5 March 1959 on 82 F/SW. Boundary amendment effective 8 September 1993, gazette date 21 October 1993; confirmed 13 July 1994 on 82 F/4.

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Warfield Post Office opened 1 May 1939; since included as a sub-office of Trail Post Office.

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Named after an official of the Trail smelter, an associate of F.A. Heinze, builder of the original Consolidated Mining Company (COMINCO) smelter.

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Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01