Roosville Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. Just inside BC-Montana boundary at SE corner of Tobacco Plains IR 1, SE of Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Roosville

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Roosville

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

Name Description
Roosville Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Roosville

References to Roosville that document the origin of its place name

Roosville (settlement) adopted 2 March 1948 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 50, as labelled on Dominion Sectional map 14, Pincher Creek, 1916, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Roosville (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

Roosville Post Office was opened 1 June 1908, named after the first postmaster.

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 traditional name for this site is ¿/u¿/uqa, pronounced tsoo-tsoo-qa. [meaning/significance not provided] (April 2006 advice from Janice Alpine, Ktunaxa Language Program)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
included with note  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of East Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-21