| Feature Type: | Village (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a village municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Rossland and Trail, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°05'38"N, 117°44'56"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Warfield (Station) adopted 2 June 1950 on 82 F/4, as labelled on BC Lands' maps 1EM, 1915, and 4A, 1920. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 8 December 1952; Warfield (Village) confirmed 5 March 1959 on 82 F/SW. Boundary amendment effective 8 September 1993, gazette date 21 October 1993; confirmed 13 July 1994 on 82 F/4. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Warfield Post Office opened 1 May 1939; since included as a sub-office of Trail Post Office. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after an official of the Trail smelter, an associate of F.A. Heinze, builder of the original Consolidated Mining Company (COMINCO) smelter. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |