| Feature Type: | Village (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a village municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of Columbia River at Beaver Creek, just SE of Trail, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°04'43"N, 117°35'38"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Beaver Falls (Post Office) adopted 7 April 1949 on 82/SW. Name changed to Montrose (Post Office) 4 June 1953 on 82F/4. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 22 June 1956. Montrose (Village) confirmed 5 March 1959 on 82F/SW. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Beaver Falls Post Office established 2 May 1949, located on Lot 8392; renamed Montrose Post Office 30 October 1953, at the request of residents. See also the municipality's own website. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by A.G. Cameron, a Trail lawyer, after his home town in Scotland. Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; British Columbia Place Names; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997 |