Argenta 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. NE end of Kootenay Lake, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Argenta

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Argenta

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

Name Description
Argenta Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Argenta

References to Argenta that document the origin of its place name

Argenta (Post Office) adopted 3 July 1947 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 12, as a long-established name and as labelled on Geological Survey sheet 19A, 1911, and on BC map 4F, 1913, and as listed in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Identified as Argenta (Post Office & Steamer Landing) in the 1953 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Argenta (community) 15 December 1982 on 82 K/2.

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

Argenta Post Office opened 1 September 1899 (location not identified); closed 1 August 1902; re-opened 1 December 1914 on Lot 20, subdivision of Lots 8390 & 8391. Named because of the mining activities in the area, "argent" being an old word for the metal silver.

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