Mahood Falls Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. Just S of E end Canim Lake, NE of 100 Mile House, Lillooet Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Mahood Falls

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Mahood Falls

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

Name Description
Mahood Falls Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Mahood Falls

References to Mahood Falls that document the origin of its place name

Canimahood (Post Office) adopted 14 August 1952 on 92 NE; name changed to Mahood Falls (Post Office) 2 July 1953 on 92NE. Further changed to Mahood Falls (Community) 31 January 1983 on 92P/15, thence to Mahood Falls (Locality) 29 November 1984.

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

Note that "Canimahood" is not identified in BC Postal Histories. Mahood Falls Post Office opened 21 August 1954, Kenneth Edward Higgins, postmaster; closed 31 December 1990.

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

Named after J.A. Mahood, land surveyor and explorer prior to 1891. See Mahood Lake for additional biographical 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

Canimahood (Post Office) adopted 14 August 1952 on 92 NE; name changed to Mahood Falls (Post Office) 2 July 1953 on 92NE. Further changed to Mahood Falls (Community) 31 January 1983 on 92P/15, thence to Mahood Falls (Locality) 29 November 1984.

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

Note that "Canimahood" is not identified in BC Postal Histories. Mahood Falls Post Office opened 21 August 1954, Kenneth Edward Higgins, postmaster; closed 31 December 1990.

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

Named after J.A. Mahood, land surveyor and explorer prior to 1891. See Mahood Lake for additional biographical 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

 

Cariboo Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27