Baker Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. Just E of Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Baker

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Baker

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

Name Description
Baker Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Baker

References to Baker that document the origin of its place name

Baker (settlement) adopted 7 December 1950 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 54, as originally submitted February 1936 and as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915 et seq; form of name changed to Baker (locality) 11 February 1963 on 82G/SW (file C.1.48).

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

Name chosen 1904 for new Post Office, after Colonel James Baker, who owned the large ranch on which Cranbrook was later built. Baker Post Office opened 1 February 1904 located on L677 just NW of Mayook Post Office; closed 15 September 1937.

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

After Colonel J. Baker, father of Cranbrook, MLA, 1887

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of East Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-21