Shulus Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia


Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. NW of Merritt, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Shulus

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Shulus

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

Name Description
Shulus Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Shulus

References to Shulus that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 1 January 1979 on 92I/2.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

According to Vital Statistics in August 1958 a birth, death, or marriage took place recently in Shulus (locality). Shulus is recorded to be the name of a nearby band - Nicola (Lower) Shulus. According to D. Pearson (1967 Field Trip) "Shulus Community Hall" sign is on the Frist Nations Reserve (southern part) on the North side of the road, about half a mile southeast of the south east corner of Lot 129. It is recorded that the "community slightly West (see houses on 92-I SE, 1961) is named 'Shulus.'"

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

1968 Geographic Culture Check found that this settlement was an Indigenous mission on the reserve, south of the southern boundary of Lot 129 and North of the railway track.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-10-02