Coalmont Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, 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. N side of Tulameen River, NW of Princeton, Yale Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Coalmont

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Coalmont

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

Name Description
Coalmont Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Coalmont

References to Coalmont that document the origin of its place name

Coalmont (Post Office) adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 421A, Hope, as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914. Form of name changed to Coalmont (Post Office & Station) 3 October 1969 on 92H/NE. Form of name changed to Coalmont (Community) 15 December 1982 on 92 H/10.

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

Coalmont Post Office was opened 1 August 1911.

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 Okanagan-Similkameen

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01