Welcome to Makaeff Village ...

So far, we found very little information about Makaeff Village. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Makaeff Village to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Makaeff Village - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Makaeff Village, please Contact Us.

Makaeff Village was settled circa 1908.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Makaeff Village: A Doukhobor<2> Community, belonging to the Ootischenia Colony.

The Area Codes where Makaeff Village was located: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<3>

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Makaeff Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	The Doukhobors (or Doukhabours) are a Christian sect that were persecuted in the late 1800's by the Russian government and the Russian Orthodox Church. To avoid further persecution, many of the Doukhobors sought refuge in the Canadian Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and in this case, British Columbia.Once in Canada, the Doukhobors continued their communal traditions by forming Colonies, with small villages (such as Makaeff Village) forming within each Colony.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Makaeff Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Makaeff Village area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).