Blue River 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, E of Wells Gray Provincial Park, S of Valemount, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Blue River

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Blue River

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

Name Description
Blue River Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Blue River

References to Blue River that document the origin of its place name

Blue River (Post Office & Railway Station) adopted 9 April 1962 on 83D/3, as labelled on BC map 3J, 1917 et seq. Form of name changed to Blue River (Community) 15 December 1982 on 83D/3.

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

Blue River Post Office opened 1 March 1917.

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