Anahim Lake 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. S end of Anahim Lake, E of S end Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Range 3 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Anahim Lake

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Anahim Lake

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

Name Description
Anahim Lake Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Anahim Lake

References to Anahim Lake that document the origin of its place name

Anahim Lake (Post Office) adopted 7 February 1947 on 93/SW; form of name changed to Anahim Lake (Community) 15 December 1982 on 93 C/6.

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

According to Post Office Department, "Sloan" was the name first suggested for the post office here, but not accepted because of duplication. Anahim Lake Post Office was opened 1 September 1939 on L405. Note that Anaham Post Office [sic], located west of here, was opened in 1907 and renamed Atnarko Post Office in 1913.

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

The Tsilhqot'in name is Tl'etinqox.

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

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27