Carson Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. Near BC-Washington boundary, W side Kettle River SW of Grand Forks, Similkameen Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Carson

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Carson

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

Name Description
Carson Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Carson

References to Carson that document the origin of its place name

Carson (settlement) adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Form of name changed to Carson (Station) 2 November 1956 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 84. Form of name changed to Carson (Locality) 30 September 1969 on 82E/2.

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

Kettle River Post Office opened here 1 April 1892, E.Spraggett postmaster; name changed to Carson Post Office 1 March 1896; closed 31 July 1915.

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

Named in 1896 after Isabella Carson McLaren, mother of Kettle River farmer John McLaren.

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