Salmon Arm Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, 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. On CPR at S end of Salmon Arm Shuswap Lake, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Salmon Arm

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Salmon Arm

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

Name Description
Salmon Arm Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Salmon Arm

References to Salmon Arm that document the origin of its place name

Salmon Arm (Post Office & Station) adopted 3 November 1932 on 82 L/NW. Form of name changed to Salmon Arm (Village) 1 September 1958. Form of name changed to Salmon Arm (community) 1 September 1970, following amalgamation of the village area within District Municipality of Salmon Arm.

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

 

Columbia-Shuswap Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27