Vavenby 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. N side of North Thompson River above Clearwater, NE of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Vavenby

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Vavenby

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

Name Description
Vavenby Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Vavenby

References to Vavenby that document the origin of its place name

Vavenby (Post Office and Station) identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Vavenby (Post Office) confirmed 21 November 1962 for map 82M/12. Form of name changed to Vavenby (community) 15 March 1983 on 82M/12.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.  |  Province of British Columbia

"Daubney Pridgeon, rancher, suggested the post office name Navenby, after his birthplace in Lincolnshire. He wrote the N like a V so postal authorities gave the name Vavenby. Vavenby Post Office was established 1 June 1910, Archibald McCorvie postmaster. The CNR station was located 2 1/2 miles east, due to a quarrel between McCorvie and CNR engineer Chamberlain over price of land."

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Provincial Archives' Place Names File (the "Harvey File") compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions  |  Province of British Columbia

Called "Peavine Flat" in the early days, before the name Vavenby was established. (Muriel Dunford, North River: The Story of British Columbia's North Thompson Valley & Yellowhead Highway 5; Sonotek Publishing, Merritt, BC.)

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

 

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02