Eagle Bay Columbia-Shuswap 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 side of Shuswap Lake, across from Anglemont, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Eagle Bay

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Eagle Bay

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

Name Description
Eagle Bay Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Eagle Bay

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

Eagle Bay (Post Office) adopted 3 November 1932, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Eagle Bay (community) 31 December 1982 on 82L/14.

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

Eagle Bay Post Office was opened 1 May 1913, so-named in assocation with the nearby water feature, in turn named for the numerous eagles in the area.

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

 

Columbia-Shuswap Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27