Carmi Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. W side of West Kettle River, E of Penticton, Similkameen Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Carmi

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Carmi

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

Name Description
Carmi Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Carmi

References to Carmi that document the origin of its place name

Carmi (Village) adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Carmi (Post Office & Railway Station) in the 1930 BC Gazetteer; confirmed 7 October 1954 on 82E/SW. Form of name changed to Carmi (Locality) 6 June 1979 on 82E/6.

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

Carmi Post Office opened 1 June 1902, James Kerr postmaster; closed 1 November 1907; re-opened 16 November 1907; closed again 31 December 1909; re-opened 1 August 1911; closed for the last time 31 January 1969.

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

Founded c1900 and named after a mineral claim located in 1896 by James Cass Dale; the mineral claim in turn had been named for his birthplace and early home Carmi, Illinois.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01