Cahilty Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. E side of Louis Creek, just NW of Mount Tod, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Cahilty

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Cahilty

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

Name Description
Cahilty Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Cahilty

References to Cahilty that document the origin of its place name

Cahilty (Post Office) adopted 19 January 1950 on 92I/16, as labelled on Dominion Sectional sheet 112, Sicamous, 1912. Form of name subsequently changed to Cahilty (locality) (date not cited).

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

Cahilty Post Office opened 1 January 1905, John Cahilty postmaster; closed 31 August 1913. At time of closing, the post office was situated on SW 1/4 Sec 34, Tp 22, R 15, W6M.

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

Post Office closed 28 March 1913.

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

 

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02