Raspberry 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. Just NW of junction of Kootenay and Columbia Rivers, opposite Castlegar, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Raspberry

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Raspberry

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

Name Description
Raspberry Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Raspberry

References to Raspberry that document the origin of its place name

Raspberry (settlement) adopted 5 March 1959 on 82F/SW, as labelled on on Land Use plan 4T61 (date not cited). Form of name subsequently changed to Raspberry (community).

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

The English translation of the original Russian name for this community, having been settled by the Russian Doukhobor's pre-WWI. See also Doukhobor Genealogy Website http://www.doukhobor.org/settlements.html (January 2008)

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