East Pine Peace River Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. At junction of Pine and Murray Rivers, E of Chetwynd, Peace River Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on East Pine

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for East Pine

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

Name Description
East Pine Official

 

Origin Notes and History of East Pine

References to East Pine that document the origin of its place name

East Pine (Post Office) adopted 11 February 1949 on 93P/SW, located at 55 43 - 121 12 (file C.1.43). Application altered 27 June 1967 on 93/NE to 55 44 - 121 13. Form of name changed to East Pine (settlement) 7 December 1970 (file D.1.54). Form of name changed to East Pine (locality), and coordinates adjusted 15 February 1983 on 93P/11.

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

East Pine Post Office was opened 1 May 1929, located on SW 1/4, Sec 2 Tp 78, R 21, W6M. By May 1946 the Post Office was located at Lot 1471 (date of move not cited in BC files). Post Office closed 31 May 1968; by date of closing, the post office had been variously located on Lot 1469, Lot 505 and Lot 1468 (chronology not cited in BC files).

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

Originally adopted 1 December 1949 on 93P/NW....

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

 

Peace River Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01