Blind 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. SW end of Shuswap Lake, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Blind Bay

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Blind Bay

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

Name Description
Blind Bay Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Blind Bay

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

Blind Bay (Post Office) adopted 3 November 1932 on 82 L/NW, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915 and as identified in 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Blind Bay (community) 15 December 1982 on 82 L/14.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Blind Bay Post Office opened 1 December 1914.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-09-27