Ashton Creek Regional District of North Okanagan, 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. N of junction of Ashton Creek and Shuswap River (creek), Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Ashton Creek

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Ashton Creek

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

Name Description
Ashton Creek Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Ashton Creek

References to Ashton Creek that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 1 October 1959 on 82L/NW, as identified in 1958-59 Schools List (School District 78)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Named in association with Ashton Creek, in turn named after Charles Ashton (1847 - 1921), who settled here in 1887 after cattle ranching for more than 20 years near Armstrong.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Regional District of North Okanagan

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01