Black Pines 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. W side North Thompson River, between Heffley Creek and Louis Creek, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Black Pines

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Black Pines

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

Name Description
Black Pines Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Black Pines

References to Black Pines that document the origin of its place name

Black Pines (Post Office) adopted 7 June 1927 on 92I/NE, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Black Pines (settlement) 20 December 1968; subsequently changed to Black Pines (Community).

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

Black Pines Post Office opened 1 February 1905; closed 7 August 1956.

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

 

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02