Lac la Hache Cariboo Regional District, 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. SE end of Lac la Hache, NW of 100 Mile House, Lillooet Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Lac la Hache

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Lac la Hache

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

Name Description
Lac la Hache Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Lac la Hache

References to Lac la Hache that document the origin of its place name

Lac la Hache (Post Office) adopted 3 March 1955 on 92P. Form of name changed to Lac la Hache (community) 31 Janaury 1983 on 92P/14. See "Hache, Lac le" (lake) for origin information.

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

"Lake Le Hache" Post Office opened 10 September 1864, W. Anderson, postmaster; standardized by Dominion government as Lac la Hache Post Office, 1 July 1872, Patrick Gannon, postmaster.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Cariboo Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27