Elk Prairie Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. W side of Elk River just N of Sparwood, NE of Fernie, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Elk Prairie

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Elk Prairie

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

Name Description
Elk Prairie Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Elk Prairie

References to Elk Prairie that document the origin of its place name

Elk Prairie (Post Office & Settlement) adopted 19 January 1956 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 82, as labelled on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, and as identified in the RCMP Gazetteer, 1955.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.  |  Province of British Columbia

Elk Prairie Post Office was opened 1 October 1903, situated on Lot 8525, Gp.1; closed 13 June 1928.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.  |  Province of British Columbia

Elk Prairie (Post Office & Settlement) adopted 19 January 1956 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 82, as labelled on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, and as identified in the RCMP Gazetteer, 1955.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.  |  Province of British Columbia

Elk Prairie Post Office was opened 1 October 1903, situated on Lot 8525, Gp.1; closed 13 June 1928.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of East Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-21