Bridal Falls Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. S of Popkum, E of Chilliwack, Yale Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

Bridal Falls: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Bridal Falls

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bridal Falls

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

Name Description
Bridal Falls Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Bridal Falls

References to Bridal Falls that document the origin of its place name

Bridal Falls (Post Office) adopted 2 June 1950 on 92 H/4. Identified as Settlement in 1966 Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Bridal Falls (Locality) 15 April 1982; changed to Bridal Falls (Community) 15 July 1983 on 92H/4.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Bridal Falls Post Office was opened 1 November 1937. The community had originally requested that their post office be named "Bridal Veil Falls" however there was already a Post Office with that name elsewhere in Canada, so the post office was named "Bridal Falls"

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Fraser Valley Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-30