Gray Creek Regional District of Central Kootenay, 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. E side of Crawford Bay, Kootenay Lake, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Gray Creek

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Gray Creek

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

Name Description
Gray Creek Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Gray Creek

References to Gray Creek that document the origin of its place name

"Gray Creek (Post Office), not Ironton" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Gray Creek (settlement) on Columbia River Basin manuscript 9. Form of name changed to Gray Creek (community) 14 January 1983 on 82F/10. See Gray Creek (creek, 82F/10)

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

Gray Creek Post Office was opened 1 February 1908.

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 Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27