Village of Harrison Hot Springs Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia


Village (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a village municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. S end Harrison Lake, N of Chilliwack, New Westminster Land District

Mapped Location

Village of Harrison Hot Springs: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Village of Harrison Hot Springs

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Village of Harrison Hot Springs

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Village of Harrison Hot Springs Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Village of Harrison Hot Springs

References to Village of Harrison Hot Springs that document the origin of its place name

Harrison Hot Springs (Post Office) adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 422A, Hope, as labelled on BC Lands' map 2B, 1914. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 27 May 1949. Name changed per Order in Council #1160, 2 December 2004, from "Corporation of the Village of Harrison Hot Springs" to "Village of Harrison Hot Springs".

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Townsite plan deposited 5 October 1888 by Joseph C. Armstrong. Harrison Hot Springs Post Office was opened 22 March 1889.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Related Catalog Titles

A Bibliography for Village of Harrison Hot Springs, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia

History of Harrison Hot Springs and Port Douglas area healing waters by Belle Rendall, Harrison Lake Historical Society

46 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

CIRC [ 1 ]

 


 

Last updated: 2023-09-30