Brouse 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. On CPR, E side Upper Arrow Lake just E of Naksup, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Brouse

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Brouse

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

Name Description
Brouse Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Brouse

References to Brouse that document the origin of its place name

Brouse (Settlement & Railway Station) adopted 9 June 1960 as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915, and as listed in 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Brouse (Community) 29 November 1984.

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Brouse Post Office opened 1 January 1910; closed May 1917; re-opened January 1932; closed 30 May 1964. In 1964 the post office was situated on NE corner L398; origin location not identified.

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Named after Dr. Jacob Edwin Brouse (1868 - ), medical officer in charge while the railway was being built. Born at Yale, graduated from McGill University, lived at New Denver following railway completion, died at Vancouver (date not cited).

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Regional District of Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27