Okanagan Mission Regional District of Central Okanagan, 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. S side City of Kelowna, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Okanagan Mission

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Okanagan Mission

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

Name Description
Okanagan Mission Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Okanagan Mission

References to Okanagan Mission that document the origin of its place name

Okanagan Mission (Post Office, settlement) was adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Okanagan Mission (town) 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 420A, Kettle River. Identified as Okanagan Mission (Post Office) in the 1953 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Okanagan Mission (community) 28 February 1983 on 82E/14. See Okanagan Lake for name origin information.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Okanagan Mission was established on the site in 1860 by Father Pierce Richard, Father Charles Pondosy and Brother Surel. Okanagon Mission Post was opened at Mission Creek 1 October 1872; Eli Lequime, postmaster. Spelling changed to Okanagan Mission Post Office in 1905; relocated 1 August 1906, James H. Baillie, postmaster.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Regional District of Central Okanagan

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27