Aspen Grove Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. NW of Missezula Lake, SE of Merritt, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Aspen Grove

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Aspen Grove

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

Name Description
Aspen Grove Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Aspen Grove

References to Aspen Grove that document the origin of its place name

Aspen Grove (Post Office) adopted 6 October 1936 at 49º53' - 120º38', as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914. Application altered 14 August 1952 to reflect new location of Post Office on L1855. Identified as Aspen Grove (Settlement) in the 1966 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Aspen Grove (locality) 31 May 1982.

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Aspen Grove Post Office opened 1 September 1900, E.M. Dodds, postmaster. Photograph of Aspen Grove PO in 1913 BC Mines Report, opp. p216. Post Office closed February 3, 1961.

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"Named on account of the number of cottonwood trees - also known as wild aspen - in the vicinity." (letter from W.A. Dodds, postmaster, 1905) [note: the name of the tree, Aspen, is derived from the french "asperare", to breath, a reference to the leaves that quiver with the slighest breath of air.]

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Thompson-Nicola Regional District

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Last updated: 2023-10-02