Fanny Bay Comox 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. E side Vancouver Island, between Bowser and Union Bay, Newcastle Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Fanny Bay

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Fanny Bay

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

Name Description
Fanny Bay Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Fanny Bay

References to Fanny Bay that document the origin of its place name

Fanny Bay (Post Office) adopted 2 December 1948 on C3590, as labelled on BC Lands' map 2A, from 1920 onwards. Form of name changed to Fanny Bay (Post Office & Railway Station) 2 November 1950 on 92 F, located at 49° 30' 20" x 124° 49' 45". Post office subsequently relocated to the community of Bulkley Bay. Fanny Bay (Railway Station) re-adopted as Fanny Bay (community) 15 December 1982 on 92F/7 and 92F/10. See Fanny Bay (bay) for name origin.

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

Fanny Bay Post Office opened 1 February 1916, located in a farmhouse on the north half of Lot 43 Newcastle Land District; prior to that time, the Fanny Bay "post" was essentially a mail chute adjacent to the E&N line where the track crossed the farm road. Fanny Bay Post Office was relocated southward to Lot 47 in 1960, relocated again in 1961, and in (November?) 1973 the Fanny Bay Post Office was relocated to the community of Bulkley Bay.

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

 

Comox Valley Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27