Brandon Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. E side Slocan, at S end Slocan Lake, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Brandon

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Brandon

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

Name Description
Brandon Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Brandon

References to Brandon that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 4 February 1976 on 82F/NW, as labelled on plan 9T2, "Sketch map of the Slocan Lake District, March 1896" by W. Tomlinson, and as labelled on Mineral Reference Map 1, 1927.

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

W. Brandon pre-empted Lot 2420 adjacent to Slocan City, 24 February 1896 (Field Book 78/98, ph 36).

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

 

Regional District of Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27