Eagle Creek Cariboo 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. NW side of Canim Lake, NE of 100 Mile House, Lillooet Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Eagle Creek

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Eagle Creek

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

Name Description
Eagle Creek Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Eagle Creek

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

Eagle Creek (Post Office) adopted 3 November 1960 on 92P. Form of name changed to Eagle Creek (community) 31 December 1982 on 92P/15.

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

The Eagle family has been established in Lac la Hache area since early times; presumably Eagle Creek was named after the family rather than the bird. Eagle Creek Post Office was opened 20 January 1961, situated on NE 1/4 Lot 3922.

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

 

Cariboo Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27