Grand Rapids Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, 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. At junction Tachie and Kuzkwa Rivers, NW of Fort St. James, Range 5 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Grand Rapids

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Grand Rapids

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

Name Description
Grand Rapids Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Grand Rapids

References to Grand Rapids that document the origin of its place name

Grand Rapids (Indian Village) adopted 2 November 1937 on 93K. Formerly Kuzkwa. Identified as Grand Rapids (Settlement) in the 1953 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Grand Rapids (Community) 31 December 1978.

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

 

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27