Erie Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. W of Salmo, SW of Nelson, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Erie

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Erie

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

Name Description
Erie Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Erie

References to Erie that document the origin of its place name

Erie (Town) adopted 11 November 1932 on Geological Survey sheet 283A, Salmo. Form on name changed to Erie (Station) 5 March 1959 on 82F/SW, as identified on maps since 1898. Form of name changed to Erie (Locality) 15 May 1981.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Erie is identified as a station on BC Mines 1898 map, Southern portion of East & West Kootenay, and on Geological Survey map #791, Kootenay, 1900, and on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915.

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Erie Post Office was opened 1 March 1898; closed 31 August 1948. Erie (station) identified in GNR timetables through 1968, but is not listed in subsequent BNR Timetables.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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The Erie Mining and Milling Company, previously active in the Slocan mining division, obtained c1897 various claims on "Mineral Mountain" (since re-named Keystone Mountain) just north of Salmo; their spur line down "Whisky Creek" (since re-named Hooch Creek) thence connecting to the Nelson & Fort Sheppard branch of GNR likely led to the designation "Erie" for the railway station & post office.

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Regional District of Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27