Trout Lake 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 end Trout Lake, E of Galena Bay, Upper Arrow Lake, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Trout Lake

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Trout Lake

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

Name Description
Trout Lake Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Trout Lake

References to Trout Lake that document the origin of its place name

Trout Lake (Post Office) adopted 4 October 1951 on Columbia River Basin manuscript #21, as labelled on Geological Survey sheet 19A, 1911, and on BC map 1EM, 1915, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Trout Lake (settlement) 31 January 1956; further changed to Trout Lake (Community) 10 June 1998 on 82K/12.

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

Trout Lake Post Office opened 1 August 1895; closed 5 August 1954.

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