District of Lantzville Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia
District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. SE side of Vancouver Island, between Nanaimo and Parksville, Wellington Land District
Mapped Location
District of Lantzville: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on District of Lantzville
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for District of Lantzville
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| District of Lantzville | Official |
Origin Notes and History of District of Lantzville
References to District of Lantzville that document the origin of its place name
Lantzville (Post Office) adopted 2 September 1948 on C.3577. Form of name changed to Lantzville (community) 31 January 1983 on 92F/8. Incorporated as a District Municipality, effective 25 June 2003.
Lantzville Post Office was opened 1 May 1923, closed 30 September 1926; re-opened 3 July 1945.
The community was originally known as "Grant's Mine" and until 1929 that name was used on school photographs; no explanation for the name change. (January 1993 advice from Lantzville Historical Society, file B.1.44)
After an American coal miner, F.H.(Harry) Lantz, who invested in, or owned, the Nanoose Collieries located here.
Regional District of Nanaimo
- Boat Harbour
- Bowser
- Cassidy
- Cedar
- Chase River
- Cinnabar Valley
- Coombs
- Dashwood
- Deep Bay
- Departure Bay
- Dolphin Beach
- Dunsmuir
- East Wellington
- Errington
- Extension
- French Creek
- Gabriola
- Harmac
- Hilliers
- District of Lantzville
- City of Nanaimo
- Nanoose Bay
- Newcastle
- Northfield
- City of Parksville
- Qualicum Bay
- Town of Qualicum Beach
- South Wellington
- Wellington
- Whisky Creek
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-09-27