Eddy Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. On CNR, W side Fraser River just SE of McBride, Cariboo Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Eddy

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Eddy

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

Name Description
Eddy Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Eddy

References to Eddy that document the origin of its place name

Eddy (station) identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC Lands' map 3H, 1919. Form of name changed to Eddy (locality) 31 May 1983 on 93H/1.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Eddy Post Office was opened 12 February 1945, situated on Lot 5302 a few hundred feet north of the CNR station; Post Office was closed 13 June 1947.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Note that identification of Eddy Station in 1910 instruction from Grand Trunk Pacific Railway to Geographic Board of Canada (and subsequent listing in 1912, 1917, 1924 Reports of the Geographic Board of Canada) refer to the GTPR station on the Skeena River, not to this location on the upper Fraser River.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Regional District of Fraser-Fort George

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01