Jellicoe Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia


Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. Just S of Chain Lake, NE of Princeton, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Jellicoe

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Jellicoe

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

Name Description
Jellicoe Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Jellicoe

References to Jellicoe that document the origin of its place name

Jellicoe (station) adopted 6 October 1936 on 92H at 49 41 - 120 17. Form of name changed to the dual name "Jellicoe (station)-(Bankeir Post Office)" 14 August 1952 on 92/SE. Bankeir (Post Office) subsequently relocated 4 1/2 miles north; Jellicoe (station) re-instated in the 1966 Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Jellicoe (locality) 14 May 1982.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-10-01