Steele
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Fort SteeleOfficial |
| Relative Location: | On E bank of Kootenay River, NE of Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°36'59"N, 115°38'03"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Steele (town) adopted in the 2nd Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1900. Name changed to Fort Steele (town) 6 December 1932 on 82G/12. Identified as Fort Steele (Post Office) in the 1953 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Fort Steele (community) 31 December 1982 on 82G/12. Form of name changed to Fort Steele (locality) 29 November 1984 (Ottawa file 203-2). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |