Appledale Regional District of Central Kootenay, 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. E side Slocan River, NW of Nelson, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Appledale

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Appledale

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

Name Description
Appledale Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Appledale

References to Appledale that document the origin of its place name

Appledale (Station) adopted 6 October 1955 on 82 SW, as labelled on BC map 4A, 1926; form of name changed to Appledale (Post Office & Station) 19 Januaray 1956 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 63; further changed to Appledale (Community) 31 December 1977 on 82 F/NW.

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

Appledale Post Office opened 1 April 1914; closed 19 April 1955 (had been located on L383); re-opened 16 November 1955 located on Lot 1-14, Block 2, Plan 1108 (NW of NW corner L10404); closed 27 May 1959.

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 Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27