Playmor Junction
| 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: | At junction of Highways 6 and 3A, SW of Nelson, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°26'59"N, 117°32'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 22 December 1986 on 82F/5; a well-established local name according to December 1985 advice from Dave Birch, Central Kootenay Regional District. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The Playmor dancehall was located here in the 1940's, and Playmore mobile home sales lot was established at the same junction sometime later. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |