Scotch Creek 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. N side of Shuswap Lake just above outlet to South Thompson River, NW of Salmon Arm (city), Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Scotch Creek

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Scotch Creek

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

Name Description
Scotch Creek Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Scotch Creek

References to Scotch Creek that document the origin of its place name

Scotch Creek (Post Office) adopted 6 May 1954 on 82L/NW. Identified as Scotch Creek (settlement) in the 1977 cummulative supplement to the 1966 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Scotch Creek (community) 30 April 1982 on 82L/14.

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

Scotch Creek Post Office opened 14 May 1958, named after the Scottish miners here in the 1860s. Post Office closed 30 June1970.

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