Aiyansh Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Aiyansh

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Aiyansh

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

Name Description
Aiyansh Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Aiyansh

References to Aiyansh that document the origin of its place name

New Aiyansh (settlement) adopted 4 April 1974 on 103P/3. Subsequently the Aiyansh Post Office was moved to this location. Confirmed as New Aiyansh (Community) - Aiyansh (Post Office) 26 October 1988 on 103P/3. Dual name dismantled July 1995 by Ottawa. Aiyansh (Post Office) and New Aiyansh (community) are at the same location; BOTH to be labelled on BC maps.

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

Upper Nass Post Office opened 1 August 1912; renamed Aiyansh Post Office 1 January 1916. After a disastrous fire in the early 1980's, the Aiyansh Post Office, businesses and houses were re-established at the community of New Aiyansh, about 3 miles to the southwest.

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

 

Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01