Almond Gardens 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. Just SW of Grand Forks, Similkameen Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Almond Gardens

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Almond Gardens

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

Name Description
Almond Gardens Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Almond Gardens

References to Almond Gardens that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 6 December 1977 on 82E.

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 Sidney Russell Almond, one of the first four settlers in Grand Forks valley, 1884, and long-time Government Agent at Grand Forks. Also Almond Creek.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01