Meadow Creek Regional District of Central Kootenay, 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. SW side of Duncan Lake, Just N of N end Kootenay Lake, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Meadow Creek

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Meadow Creek

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

Name Description
Meadow Creek Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Meadow Creek

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

Meadow Creek (Station) identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Meadow Creek (settlement) adopted 3 July 1947 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 12. Identified as Meadow Creek (Post Office) in the 1973 supplement to the BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Meadow Creek (community) 31 January 1983 on 82 K/2.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27