Edgewood Regional District of Central Kootenay, 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. Between Eagle and Inonoaklin Creeks on W side of Lower Arrow Lake, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Edgewood

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Edgewood

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

Name Description
Edgewood Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Edgewood

References to Edgewood that document the origin of its place name

Killarney (Village) adopted in the 5th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1904, as labelled on Perry's 1893 Mining Map; BC Lands 1897 & 1902 maps of the West Kootenay District, and as identified in 1901 BC Mines Report, p.1129. Edgewood labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Edgewood (PO & Str Ldg) identified in 1930 BC Gazetteer [no listing for Killarney]. Killarney (Village) rescinded and Edgewood (Post Office & Steamer Landing) was adopted 3 November 1949 on Columbia Basin manuscript # 16 (file C.2.49). Form of name changed to Edgewood (Post Office) 17 October 1966; changed to Edgewood (Community) 31 December 1981.

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

Note that Topping's Index of British Columbia Post Offices indicates that Edgewood Post Office was opened 1 July 1902. No listing for Killarney Post Office. CPR Steamer service discontinued in April 1954; Interior Tug & Transport Co's service discontinued soon thereafter.

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 postmaster's reply to the 1905 survey by Canada's Chief Geographer, "Edgewood...was named after a company that started a dairy here around 1901."

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Chief Geographer's Place Name Survey, 1905 (letters from BC Postmasters to James White, Canada's Chief Geographer)  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27