Balmoral
| 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: | S. of Blind Bay, Shuswap Lake, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°50'59"N, 119°21'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Balmoral (Settlement) adopted in the 1953 Gazetteer, as listed in 1948 BC Directory; name confirmed 1 October 1959 on 82L/NW, at 50 50 - 119 20. Location adjusted to 50 51 - 119 21 and form of name changed to Balmoral (Community) 29 July 1983 on 82 K/14, as identified by Regional District (March 1983 letter, file S.3.27). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |