Tranquille
| 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: | NE side of Kamloops Lake, in city of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°42'59"N, 120°31'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92I/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Tranquille (Post Office) adopted 2 March 1950 on 92I, as labelled on Dominion Sectional sheet 111, Kamloops, 1916, and on BC map 4M, Nicola, 1927. Form of name changed to Tranquille (community) 15 March 1983 on 92I/10. See Tranquille River for origin information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Tranquille Post Office was opened 1 May 1916; closed 2 December 1977. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |