Fruitvale
| 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: | E of Trail, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°06'53"N, 117°32'34"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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Fruitvale (Post Office & Railway Station) adopted 2 June 1950 on 82F/4, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 4 November 1952. Fruitvale (Village) confirmed 6 October 1955 on 82/SW. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Fruitvale Post Office opened 1 December 1907. Fruitvale was a station on Great Northern Railway (Kalispell Division), and on Burlington Northern Railway (Spokane Division). See also the municipality's own website. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |