Cariboo Meadows Stikine, British Columbia

Abandoned Locality - A previously populated place with no current population. Between Tuya and Tanzilla Rivers, NE of Telegraph Creek (Community), Cassiar Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Cariboo Meadows

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Cariboo Meadows

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

Name Description
Cariboo Meadows Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Cariboo Meadows

References to Cariboo Meadows that document the origin of its place name

Cariboo Meadows (Locality) adopted 14 August 1952 on 104J as a well-established name. Form of name changed to Cariboo Meadows (Abandoned Locality) 6 November 1952 on 104 J, so that the feature would remain on maps.

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

Cariboo Camp Road House was operated here from 1897 through the 1920's; so-labelled on BC map 5C, 1929. There are no longer any buildings here, but this is an established reference point and should continue to be labelled on maps.

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

 

Stikine

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27