Gerrard Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia

Abandoned Locality - A previously populated place with no current population. At S end of Trout Lake, E of Upper Arrow Lake, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Gerrard

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Gerrard

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

Name Description
Gerrard Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Gerrard

References to Gerrard that document the origin of its place name

Gerrard (Post Office) adopted 31 January 1956 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 68, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Gerrard (Settlement) 9 June 1960 on 82K. Form of name changed to Gerrard (Abandoned Locality) 18 October 1979 on 82K/11, as recommended by Planning Department, Central Kootenay Regional District (file L.3.59).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Identified as "Selkirk" on map "Index to Townships in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Columbia" to accompany the annual report of the Topographical Survey Branch, 1907-08.

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Gerrard Post Office opened 1 November 1906, named after George Bentley Gerrard; this was the terminus of the CPR line running north from Lardeau, abandoned sometime before 1946. Post Office closed 5 January 1957. At the time of closing the Post Office was beyond the boundary of Lot 189, on the CPR right-of-way.

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Regional District of Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27