Cottonwood Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. NW of junction of Lightning Creek and Cottonwood River, just N of Quesnel, Cariboo Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Cottonwood

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Cottonwood

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

Name Description
Cottonwood Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Cottonwood

References to Cottonwood that document the origin of its place name

Cottonwood Post Office was opened 1 August 1895; closed 16 November 1959; re-opened 8 December 1960 situated on Lot 10367; closed 23 February 1962.

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

"Cottonwood (ranch, settlement, Post Office)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 1G, 1916. Form of name changed to Cottonwood (settlement) 9 May 1965 on 93G. Form of name changed to Cottonwood (locality) 29 November 1984.

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

 

Cariboo Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27