Meadows Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. At junction of Beaver and Archibald Creeks, W of Salmo, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Meadows

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Meadows

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

Name Description
Meadows Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Meadows

References to Meadows that document the origin of its place name

Meadows (station) adopted 3 November 1932, as labelled on Mineral Reference Map 4, 1929. Form of name changed to Meadows (locality) 16 December 1975 (Ottawa file 110-12, Volume 3).

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

"Archibald" was the name of the 3-car siding here, according to Great Northern Railway's timetable #81, 1 February 1956; since taken over by Burlington Northern Railway, and no longer used.

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 Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27