Waldo
| 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: | Not official |
| Relative Location: | North of junction of Elk and Kootenay Rivers, SE of Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°11'59"N, 115°13'03"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Waldo (Post Office) adopted 12 December 1939 on 82/SE. Form of name changed to Waldo (community) after post office was closed 29 December 1967. Name rescinded 17 March 1973. Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named after a rancher in the area, William N. Waldo. Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |