Rhone
| 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: | W side of West Kettle River, NW of Greenwood, Similkameen Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°13'59"N, 119°01'00"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Rhone (station) adopted 6 October 1936 on Ottawa file OBF 1525; located on CPR line, now abandoned, between Penticton and Midway. Form of name changed to Rhone (locality) 6 June 1979. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |