Roosville, British Columbia

Roosville, British Columbia, Canada is a tiny farming community bordering the U.S. state of Montana near Lake Koocanusa, at the southeast corner of Tobacco Plains Indian Reserve No. 2.[1] The Roosville border crossing is a primary entry into Southeast British Columbia from Northwest Montana. The name of this community derives from the family Roo, early settlers in the area. The name was conferred in honour of a Roo family member who was postmaster.

Roosville
Roosville
Location of Roosville in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°00′04″N 115°03′10″W
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Area code(s)250 / 778 / 236
Highways Hwy 93

The community in Montana, across the Canada–United States border, is also named Roosville, as is the US port of entry.[2][3]

Aboriginal name

The traditional name in the Ktunaxa language for this site is ¿/u¿/uqa, pronounced tsoo-tsoo-qa.[4]

gollark: Er, yes ish.
gollark: I'm only available for about two hours, though.
gollark: I've already read them, but I think more than one player would be best.
gollark: Well, I'm available now, at least.
gollark: Although the grammar seems slightly wrong in parts.

See also
  • Roosville Border Crossing

References
  1. "Roosville (locality)". BC Geographical Names.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roosville (populated place)
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: United States Customs and Border Protection Roosville Port of Entry
  4. "Roosville (locality)". BC Geographical Names.


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