Crowsnest Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. On BC-Alberta boundary at Crowsnest Pass, SE of Sparwood, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Crowsnest

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Crowsnest

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

Name Description
Crowsnest Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Crowsnest

References to Crowsnest that document the origin of its place name

Crownest (station) adopted 18 December 1901 on Ottawa file OBF 0003. Spelling changed to Crowsnest (station) 21 October 1903 on Ottawa file OBF 0029. Identified as Crowsnest (Post Office, Station & Village) in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Crowsnest (village) 12 December 1939 on 82/SE. Form of name changed to Crowsnest (locality) 29 November 1984 on 82 G/10. See Crowsnest Pass for name origin.

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

Crows Nest Post Office opened 1 June 1900; spelling adjusted to Crow's Nest Post Office in 1922; spelling adjusted to Crowsnest Post Office 23 May 1950.

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

 

Regional District of East Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-21