Yahk 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. NW side of Moyie River, E of Creston, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Yahk

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Yahk

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

Name Description
Yahk Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Yahk

References to Yahk that document the origin of its place name

Yahk (Post Office) adopted 16 July 1948 on 82F. Form of name changed to Yahk (community) 15 March 1983 on 82F/1.

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

Yahk Post Office opened 1 September 1905, S.A. Speers postmaster. See Yahk 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

 

Regional District of Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27