Blackpool 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 of North Thompson River just SW of Clearwater, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Blackpool

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Blackpool

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

Name Description
Blackpool Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Blackpool

References to Blackpool that document the origin of its place name

Black Pool (Post Office & Railway Station) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, located on the east side of the North Thompson River opposite Mann (Blackwater Creek), as labelled on BC map 3J, 1914. Form of name changed to Blackpool (settlement) 27 March 1963 on 92P/9, applied to settled areas on both sides of the North Thompson River. Form of name changed to Blackpool (community) in 1977, with population now concentrated on the west side of the North Thompson River, about 2 miles north of Mann Creek.

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

It is not known if the name refers to a deep pool in the river here, or is associated with the nearby Blackwater Creek (since changed to Mann Creek), or if it was named after Blackpool, England.

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

Named by J. Miller for the English seaside resort.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Place Names of the Kamloops District; Kamloops Museum, 1978  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02