150 Mile House 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. Surrounding junction of Borland and Valley Creeks, just E of Williams Lake (city), Cariboo Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on 150 Mile House

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for 150 Mile House

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

Name Description
150 Mile House Official

 

Origin Notes and History of 150 Mile House

References to 150 Mile House that document the origin of its place name

150 Mile House (Post Office) adopted 1 September 1960 on 93A. Form of name changed to 150 Mile House (community) 28 February 1983 on 93A/4.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

150 Mile House Post Office was opened 2 June 1871 or 1 July 1872 (Melvin & Topping's 1965 list and Topping's 1991 list, respectively). The name refers to the distance from Lillooet on the Cariboo Wagon Road of the 1860's. By 1966 the post office was located within the 150 Mile Store, situated in Block C, Lot 12.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-09-27