Yankee Flats Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia


Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. W of junction of Fowler Creek and Salmon River, W of Enderby, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Yankee Flats

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Yankee Flats

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

Name Description
Yankee Flats Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Yankee Flats

References to Yankee Flats that document the origin of its place name

Yankee Flats (Settlement) adopted 1 October 1959 on 82L/NW as a local name according to 1958 Geographic Culture Check, and as listed on school card and 1948 Directory. Form of name changed to Yankee Flats (Locality) 29 November 1984 on 82L/11 and on Ottawa file 203-2.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Previously may have been called Salmon River Bench (Settlement), and/or Salmon Bench.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-09-27