Kingcome Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. E side of lower Kingcome River, on Quaee IR 7, Range 1 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Kingcome

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Kingcome

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

Name Description
Kingcome Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Kingcome

References to Kingcome that document the origin of its place name

Kingcome (settlement) adopted 5 March 1959 on C.3576. Form of name changed to Kingcome (locality) 14 January 1983 on 92L/16. See Kingcome Inlet (inlet) for name origin.

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

"Settlement located on Quagee Reservation as per Royal Commission Report on Indian affairs of 1916. Listed as principal village of all bands of tribe. According to Forest Engineering, two members of staff who worked in the area report that the name "Kingcome" Indians was used to refer to those in the settlement.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Mount Waddington

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01