Blaeberry Columbia-Shuswap 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. NE. of junction of Columbia and Blaeberry Rivers, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Blaeberry

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Blaeberry

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

Name Description
Blaeberry Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Blaeberry

References to Blaeberry that document the origin of its place name

Blaeberry (Settlement) adopted 6 September 1951 on 82N/SW, as had been labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915, et seq. Subsequently changed to Blaeberry (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

Blaeberry Post Office opened 16 October 1924, named in association with Blaeberry River; closed 15 January 1945 (at time of closing, the post office was situated at NE 1/4, Sec 32, Tp 28, R 22, W5M).

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

 

Columbia-Shuswap Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27