Canyon 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. Just SE of Creston, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Canyon

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Canyon

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

Name Description
Canyon Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Canyon

References to Canyon that document the origin of its place name

Canyon (Post Office) identified in 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Canyon (Post Office & Settlement) 16 July 1948 on 82 F; confirmed 6 December 1951 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 61. Identified as Canyon (Post Office) in 1966 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Canyon (Community) 15 December 1982 on 82 F/1.

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

Canyon Post Office opened 1 May 1924, situated on SW 1/4 Lot 120, DL 812 (Rogers Subdivision), 2 miles south of CPR's Canyon railway station.

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