Crawford Bay Regional District of Central Kootenay, 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. Just E of Kootenay Bay, E side of Kootenay Lake, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Crawford Bay

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Crawford Bay

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

Name Description
Crawford Bay Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Crawford Bay

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

Crawford Bay (Post Office) adopted 7 December 1937 on Geological Survey sheet 603A, Nelson; form of name changed to Crawford Bay (community) 15 December 1982 on 82 F/10.

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

Crawford Bay Post Office opened 1 November 1904 on Lot 5023; closed 31 February 1954. Meanwhile, Port Crawford Post Office opened 1 May 1916 on Lot 5021, about 2 miles away; relocated to Lot 3888 and re-opened as Crawford Bay Post Office 2 December 1954.

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 Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27