Bridesville Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary, 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. Near BC-Washington boundary, E of Osoyoos Lake, Similkameen Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Bridesville

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bridesville

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

Name Description
Bridesville Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Bridesville

References to Bridesville that document the origin of its place name

Bridesville (Town) adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 420A, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Bridesville (Post Office) 7 October 1954 on 82E/SW; further changed to Bridesville (Community) 15 December 1982 on 82E/3.

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

Maud Post Office was opened here 1 February 1905; re-named Bridesville Post Office 1 April 1907, after David McBride, who had a farm on the site of the present village. Bridesville Customs Post closed 1940.

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

After David McBride, who settled here in the 1880's. Reportedly, when the Great Northern Railroad ran a line into the district, McBride said that he would grant land for a townsite but only if the settlement were given his name. It would seen that the railroad met McBride halfway.

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

"Bridesville was first known as Maud. This was the name given by the postmaster, Hozie Edwards, in honor of his wife. In 1907 Chester Charlton bought the store which Tom Hanson had built, and Hanson moved to Rock Creek where he opened another store. About the same time, a customs office was opened at Bridesville. Jim Kerr was the first Customs Officer. He stayed only six months until he was transferred to Midway. His successor, Alan Eddy, remained until the office was closed about 15 years ago. The first permanent station agent was William English, a young Englishman. He was the first person to be buried in the present Bridesville cemetery..." (15th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society, 1952.)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
included with note  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01