Tranquille Thompson-Nicola 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. NE side of Kamloops Lake, in city of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Tranquille

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Tranquille

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

Name Description
Tranquille Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Tranquille

References to Tranquille that document the origin of its place name

Tranquille (Post Office) adopted 2 March 1950 on 92I, as labelled on Dominion Sectional sheet 111, Kamloops, 1916, and on BC map 4M, Nicola, 1927. Form of name changed to Tranquille (community) 15 March 1983 on 92I/10. See Tranquille River for origin information.

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

Tranquille Post Office was opened 1 May 1916; closed 2 December 1977.

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

 

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02