Grindrod Regional District of North 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. Between Armstrong and Sicamous, SE of Salmon Arm (city), Kamloops Division Yale Land District
Mapped Location
Grindrod: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Grindrod
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Grindrod
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Grindrod | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Grindrod
References to Grindrod that document the origin of its place name
Grindrod (Post Office) adopted 3 November 1932 on 82 L/NW. Form of name changed to Grindrod (community) 14 January 1983 on 82 L/11.
Grindrod Post Office was opened 1 November 1911, John Monk, postmaster.
"Named by CPR officials after Edmund Holden Grindrod, first CPR telegraph inspector in BC, 1886-1910 (when telegraph lines in Okanagan Valley, down Arrow Lakes and in Kootenay Country were constructed); afterwards a farmer south of Kamloops. Born at Rochdale, England 26 February 1859; [still] lives at Kamloops." (12th Report of the Okanagan Historical Soceity, 1948, citing Kamloops Sentinel, 3 March 1943, and Burt R. Campbell).
Regional District of North Okanagan
- City of Armstrong
- Ashton Creek
- Beachcomber Bay
- Blue Springs
- Cherryville
- District of Coldstream
- Creighton Valley
- City of Enderby
- Grandview Bench
- Grindrod
- Hullcar
- Hupel
- Kedleston
- Kingfisher
- Lavington
- Village of Lumby
- Mabel Lake
- Mara
- Okanagan Landing
- Shuswap Falls
- Silver Star
- District of Spallumcheen
- Trinity Valley
- City of Vernon
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-10-01