Anaconda Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary, British Columbia


Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. S of junction of Eholt and Boundary Creeks, W of Grand Forks, Similkameen Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Anaconda

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Anaconda

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

Name Description
Anaconda Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Anaconda

References to Anaconda that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 6 October 1955 on 82E, as labelled on Geological Survey map 834, 1905, and on BC map 1EM, 1915.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Anaconda Post Office opened 1 November 1896, situated on Lot 7, NE 1/4 Sec 32, Tp 70; named after the Anaconda Smelter in Bute, Montana. Post Office closed 30 July 1915.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-10-01