Kerr Creek Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. Jolly Jack Creek, NE of Midway, W of Grand Forks, Similkameen Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Kerr Creek

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Kerr Creek

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

Name Description
Kerr Creek Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Kerr Creek

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

Kerr Creek (settlement) adopted 3 April 1959 on 82E/SE as a well-established name. Subsequently changed to Kerr Creek (locality).

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

"After Robert D. Kerr, who had a cabin at the present Grand Forks in 1885, and settled on land at Kerr Creek in 1893. He was for many years Customs Officer at Midway and has now retired to Grand Forks. Mr. Kerr worked on the earliest surveys at Cascade, Grand Forks and Kettle Valley, and also at Cherry Creek east of Vernon." (Rupert W. Haggen, BCLS, Origin of Place Names in Boundary District, 1945 manuscript, file H.1.45.)

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 Kootenay-Boundary

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01