Gellatly Regional District of Central Okanagan, 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. In West Kelowna (municipality), W side of Okanagan Lake opposite Kelowna, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Gellatly

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Gellatly

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

Name Description
Gellatly Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Gellatly

References to Gellatly that document the origin of its place name

Decision on 82E.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Gellatly Post Office was opened 1 June 1903, C. Osborne postmaster; closed 30 June 1926.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

After David Erskine Gellatly, large scale vegetable and fruit grower and dealer, 1900-17. Came from Scotland to Northern Ontario in 1883, then to the Okanagan Valley in 1893. "Father of the produce business in the Okanagan." "Tomato King of the Okanagan." Gellatly died at Vernon, March 7, 1922, aged 65. (12th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society, 1948).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-09-27