Albas Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N side Seymour Arm, Shuswap Lake, at Blueberry and Celista Creeks, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Albas

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Albas

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

Name Description
Albas Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Albas

References to Albas that document the origin of its place name

Albas (Settlement) adopted 20 November 1972 on 82 M/3, as identified in 1947 Directory and on various provincial maps.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Albus Post Office was opened 1 March 1914, located on Sec 2, Tp 26, Range 8, W6M; mis-spelled "Albus" on BC Lands' map 1E, 1915. Post Office closed 15 December 1926.

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Origin/ significance not known. Possibly a contraction of Albert Bass, trapper and guide living in a cabin at Seymour Landing (BC Mines Report 1907, p.132). Regional District advised 11 March 1983 that the name is well established locally, even though the year-round population had dwindled to a handful in the years before this area became part of Shuswap Lake Marine Park. No buildings remain.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Columbia-Shuswap Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27