Eagle Harbour Metro Vancouver 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. Between Point Atkinson and Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, New Westminster Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Eagle Harbour

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Eagle Harbour

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

Name Description
Eagle Harbour Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Eagle Harbour

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

Eagle Harbour (Post Office) adopted 2 September 1948 on C.3577. Identified as Eagle Harbour (settlement) in the 1966 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Eagle Harbour (community) 15 April 1982 on 92 G/6.

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 Harbour Post Office was opened 1 April 1942, named in association with Eagle Harbour settlement, identified in City of Vancouver & Suburbs map, 1914, and in PGER timetables; closed 15 February 1962.

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

 

Metro Vancouver Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-26