Casino
| Feature Type: | 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. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Columbia River, SE of Trail, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°02'59"N, 117°40'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 June 1950 on 82 F/4, as identified in BC Directory 1939 & 1947. Named in association with Casino Creek and the Big Casino Mine (and attendent mining camp), in operation c1910. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |