Bear Creek Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. E side of Harrison Lake, opposite N end Long Island, Yale Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Bear Creek

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bear Creek

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

Name Description
Bear Creek Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Bear Creek

References to Bear Creek that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 10 February 1975 on 92H/NW as an established local name.

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

Until the early 1960's Bear Creek logging camp was at the mouth of Bear Creek (air photo BC4066 #123, July 1962); that camp abandoned and Bear Creek logging camp relocated about 3 miles north, near mouth of Cogburn Creek (air photo BC4064 #47, July 1962). Bear Creek School identified in 1965-66 Schools list.

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

 

Fraser Valley Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-30