Shutty Bench 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. N of Kaslo on W side of Kootenay Lake, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Shutty Bench

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Shutty Bench

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

Name Description
Shutty Bench Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Shutty Bench

References to Shutty Bench that document the origin of its place name

Shutty Bench (settlement) adopted 3 May 1961 on 82F/15, as identified on BC Mineral Reference Map 1, 1927. Form of name subsequently adjusted to Shutty Bench (community) in federal records (date not cited).

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

Mis-spelled "Shutty Beach (settlement)" in the 1966 BC Gazetteer.

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

Schuletty Creek Steamer Landing was located here, identified in CPR timetables 1923 - 1941 timetables.

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

Named after first residents, Andrew and Mary Shutty, who farmed on this benchland.

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

"Mary Shutty was born c1864 in Czechoslovakia [family name not cited] and came to Canada as a young girl; she died September 1929." (Nelson Daily News, 12 Septemer 1929); and.... "Andrew Shutty, for whom Shutty Bench near Kaslo was named, died, aged 73. Mr. Shutty was born in Czechoslovakia 16 May 1879, came to the Kaslo district in 1896 and in 1904 settled with his father at what is now known as Shutty Bench. The settlement was named for them. For many years he was a foreman on the pioneer narrow gauge Kaslo-Slocan Railroad and also served as lineman for CPR for a number of years. He was well known as a teamster and hauled many thousands of dollars worth of ore from the Utica Mine. In later years he farmed on his lovely ranch at Shutty Bench. Died at Mount Francis Infirmary in Nelson, on Friday." (Nelson Daily News, 23 March 1953)

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

 

Regional District of Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27