Duck Range Thompson-Nicola 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. SE. of junction of Monte Creek and South Thompson River, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Duck Range

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Duck Range

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

Name Description
Duck Range Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Duck Range

References to Duck Range that document the origin of its place name

Duck Range (Post Office) adopted 3 November 1932 on 82L/NW, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Duck Range (settlement) 6 December 1956 on 82L/12.

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

Duck Range Post Office was opened 1 July 1908; closed 17 April 1943. General limits of settlement provided in RCMP Report 15 September 1956: Duck Range, Tp 19, R 14, W6M, takes in that area from Pritchard to Monte Creek, and up to Duck Meadows; inhabited by about 25 people who ranch in the area. (file S.3.27)

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

"Jacob Duck recorded a pre-emption in July 1865, which, however, had been previously pre-empted by Hutin in January 1864. By pre-emption and purchase of other pre-emptors, Jacob Duck's aggregate was 1,605 acres."

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Laing, Frederick W; Geographical Naming Record, September 1938; unpublished manuscript held in the Provincial Archives  |  Province of British Columbia

Named for A.W. Duck, rancher.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02