Colleymount Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N shore François Lake, at W end, Range 5 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Colleymount

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Colleymount

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

Name Description
Colleymount Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Colleymount

References to Colleymount that document the origin of its place name

Colleymount (Post Office) adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 369A, Smithers, as labelled on BC map 3B, 1920 et seq. Form of name changed to Colleymount (locality) 29 November 1984.

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Colleymount Post Office was opened 1 April 1916, named in association with nearby Mount Colley. Post Office closed 3 August 1967.

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After Edward Pomeroy Colley, PLS, who had surveyed extensively in the district, and was drowned aboard the Titanic in April 1912.

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Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27