Cawston Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, 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 Keremeos, Similkameen Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Cawston

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Cawston

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

Name Description
Cawston Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Cawston

References to Cawston that document the origin of its place name

Cawston (Town) adopted 7 October 1954 on Geological Survey sheet 420A, Kettle River; form of name changed to Cawston (Post Office & Station) 7 October 1954 on 82E/SW, being a station on the GNR. Form of name changed to Cawston (Community) 15 December 1982 on 82 E/4.

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 opened 1 February 1917, L.V. Newton postmaster.

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 after the late Richard Lowe Cawston (1849-1923), cattle rancher here from 1884 to 1911. Born near Stratford, Ontario, came to BC in 1874 and managed Lowe & Haynes cattle ranch at Osoyoos until he moved to this location 4 miles SE of Keremeos in 1884. Vaccinated Indians en masse during a smallpox epidemic. A stipendiary magistrate for many years. Died at Cawson 23 July 1923. Had 4 sons: Pearson, Richard, Beauchamp and Alfred. (information from Mrs R.L. Cawston to A.G.Harvey). See also Vancouver Daily Province, 13 March 1927. See also etymology of "Cawston" from Old Norse, received March 1976, file K.1.36)

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 Okanagan-Similkameen

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01