Flathead
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of Flathead River just inside BC-Montana boundary, SE of Fernie, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°59'59"N, 114°29'03"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Flathead (Customs Post) adopted 6 April 1950 on BC Lands' map 4D (Ottawa file OBF 2777). Advised by Customs Dept (Canada) that this border crossing is managed from the U.S. facility just south of the boundary. Changed to "locality" 4 July 1962 on 82G/SE as there is no permanent population here (file I.1.54). Not to be confused with the former settlement or townsite called Flathead, about 25 miles north of here. Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |