Savona
[SAV an-aw]
| 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 side Kamloops Lake, near W end, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°45'10"N, 120°50'33"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92I/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Savona (Post Office & Station) adopted 7 June 1927, NOT Port Van Horne. Confirmed 21 June 1946 on 92I. Identified as Savona (Post Office) in the 1953 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Savona (community) 28 February 1983 on 92I/15. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |