Coalmont
| 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: | N side of Tulameen River, NW of Princeton, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°30'59"N, 120°42'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Coalmont (Post Office) adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 421A, Hope, as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914. Form of name changed to Coalmont (Post Office & Station) 3 October 1969 on 92H/NE. Form of name changed to Coalmont (Community) 15 December 1982 on 92 H/10. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Coalmont Post Office was opened 1 August 1911. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |