Coal River Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. On Alaska Highway between Liard River and Lower Post (localities), Cassiar Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Coal River

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Coal River

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

Name Description
Coal River Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Coal River

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

Coal River (settlement) adopted 3 May 1951 on 94M. Form of name changed to Coal River (locality) 29 November 1984 on Ottawa file 203-2.

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

 

Northern Rockies Regional Municipality

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01