Six Mile Ranch Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

Ranch - A facility and its estate; most commonly for grazing and rearing horses, cattle and/or sheep. S side of Kamloops Lake, between Tobiano and Cherry Creek (communities), Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Six Mile Ranch

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Six Mile Ranch

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

Name Description
Six Mile Ranch Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Six Mile Ranch

References to Six Mile Ranch that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 15 April 2009 on 92I/10, as a well-established local name and landmark.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Six Mile Ranch originally extended for several miles along the south side of Kamloops Lake, named because of proximity to Six Mile Point, in turn named during the early fur trade as a navigational landmark on Kamloops Lake. Six Mile Ranch - a thriving cattle operation for many years - was sold to investors in the mid-1980s then resold to developers in the early 1990s, and has since been partially repurposed to include the 151 hectare Six Mile Hill Protected Area and the recreational community known as Tobiano. Six Mile Ranch is still a working ranch with 200 head of cattle, hayfields, etc, operating within a smaller footprint.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02