Eastgate Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, 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. At E entrance of E.C. Manning Provincial Park, S of Princeton, Yale Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Eastgate

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Eastgate

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

Name Description
Eastgate Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Eastgate

References to Eastgate that document the origin of its place name

The dual name "Eastgate (community) / (Manning Park Post Office)" was adopted 30 June 1982 on 92H/2. The dual name dismantled into its' component parts, Eastgate (community) and Manning Park (Post Office), in July 1993 by Ottawa; BOTH names 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

Manning Park Post Office was opened 2 July 1953, located at 49 04 - 120 47 in the community of Manning Park. The post office was relocated 1 April 1977 to the community of Eastgate, at the east entrance to the park.

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 Okanagan-Similkameen

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01