Five Mile Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N side of Lardeau Creek, E of Trout Lake (community), NE of Nakusp, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Five Mile

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Five Mile

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

Name Description
Five Mile Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Five Mile

References to Five Mile that document the origin of its place name

Five Mile (locality) adopted 1 March 1956 on 82K/11, as labelled on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Spelled "Fivemile" on BC Mineral Reference Map #2, 1928. The 2-word form is used on earlier & subsequent maps & documents. Mr. F.Speed, BCLS, who surveyed in this area in 1952, advised that 'locality' is appropriate.

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

"From Ferguson a Government waggon road extends up the south fork of Lardeau creek to "5-Mile" .... From "5-Mile" the [Sunshine Ltd.] Company has built a very good but steep trail, zig-zagging up the hillside for some 4 miles to the [Silver Cup] mine." (BC Mines Report 1900, p.815)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
included with note  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Columbia-Shuswap Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27