Columbia Gardens Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary, 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. Near junction of Beaver Creek and Columbia River, just SE of Trail, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Columbia Gardens

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Columbia Gardens

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

Name Description
Columbia Gardens Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Columbia Gardens

References to Columbia Gardens that document the origin of its place name

"Columbia Gardens (Post Office & Station), not Sayward" was adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915; confirmed 2 June 1950 on 82F/4. Form of name changed to Columbia Gardens (community) 3 January 1980 on 82F/4.

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

Columbia Gardens Post Office was opened 1 April 1908; closed 31 July 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

"Columbia Gardens was so named because of a large orchard planted here, to show that smoke from the Trail smelter would not harm the trees."

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; 1001 British Columbia Place Names; Discovery Press, Vancouver 1969, 1970, 1973.  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01