Carmi (/ˈkɑːrmaɪ/ KAR-my)[1] is a hamlet in the Boundary Country region of southern British Columbia. The town is on the west side of the West Kettle River, east of Penticton, on Hwy 33.[2] Carmi emerged as a silver mining camp just after the turn of the 20th century, named after the nearby mine owned by James C. Dale from Carmi, Illinois.[3]

Carmi
Carmi Location of Carmi in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°30′00″N 119°07′00″W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia

By 1910, Carmi comprised crude log cabins and a hotel owned by "Trapper" Smith. When the mine closed, the town mostly disappeared after three decades of existence.[4] Passenger train service ceased in the early 1960s. The abandoned Smith House hotel burnt to the ground in 2000.[5]

Although comprising a few residences, most of the old cabins have disappeared with time.[6]

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