Douglas Lake 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. E end of Douglas Lake, E of Merritt, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Douglas Lake

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Douglas Lake

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

Name Description
Douglas Lake Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Douglas Lake

References to Douglas Lake that document the origin of its place name

Douglas Lake (Post Office) adopted 7 April 1949 on 92I/SE, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Douglas Lake (community) 15 December 1982. See also Douglas Lake (lake).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

"...the Douglas Lake Post Office was opened 1 November 1884 - the second post office in the valley. Successive managers of the Douglas Lake Cattle Company have held the position of postmaster to date. ...Douglas Lake Cattle Company [is] one of the largest cattle ranches in Canada; in addition to the ranch offices, barn, bunk houses and other buildings related to the cattle industry, Douglas Lake has a general store, school and air strip. John Douglas (Sr.) passed away in Cloverdale, California 18 March 1889 of tuberculosis."

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-10-02