108 Mile Ranch Cariboo Regional District, 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. Just NW of 100 Mile House, Lillooet Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on 108 Mile Ranch

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for 108 Mile Ranch

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

Name Description
108 Mile Ranch Official

 

Origin Notes and History of 108 Mile Ranch

References to 108 Mile Ranch that document the origin of its place name

108 Mile House (Road House) adopted 28 April 1936 as a long-established name (Ottawa file OBF 1484). Form of name changed to 108 Mile Ranch (community), encompassing the entire area around 108 Mile Lake.

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

A reference to the distance from Lillooet on the Cariboo Wagon Road of the 1860's.

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

 

Cariboo Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27