Bloedel Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. In Menzies Bay, N of Campbell River (city), Sayward Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Bloedel

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bloedel

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

Name Description
Bloedel Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Bloedel

References to Bloedel that document the origin of its place name

Bloedel (Post Office & Steamer Landing) adopted 6 January 1949 on C.3565. Form of name changed to Bloedel (Post Office) 3 March 1960 on C.3594, following cancellation of scheduled steamer service. Form of name changed to Bloedel (Landing) 4 January 1972 on 92K-J, per advice from CHS re: active shipping facility here. Form of name changed to Bloedel (Locality) 15 June 1982, as instructed by the Regional District.

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

Bloedel Post Office was opened 15 November 1925; closed 30 November 1962. "The settlement of Bloedel has been removed... Ore shipping facilities of Ocean Mines Ltd are situated inside a 5-fathom bank, a short distance northward of the mouth of Mohun Creek." (BC Pilot, 1969, p.377)

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

Named in 1925 by Sidney Garfield Smith, managing director of the company, after Julius Harold Bloedel (1864 - ) of Seattle, president of Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, the firm which began logging in this area in 1911. Later MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Strathcona Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01