Briar Ridge Peace River Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. E. of Pouce Coupé River, Peace River Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Briar Ridge

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Briar Ridge

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

Name Description
Briar Ridge Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Briar Ridge

References to Briar Ridge that document the origin of its place name

Briar Ridge (Settlement) adopted 5 May 1949 on 93P/NE, as labelled on BC map 3Q, 1931. Confirmed 5 July 1951 on 93P/16. From of name changed to Briar Ridge (Locality) 15 February 1983 on 93P/16.

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

Briar Ridge Post Office opened 6 March 1931, situated on SE 1/4, Sec 25, Tp 78, R 14, W6M; closed 31 March 1948.

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

 

Peace River Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01