Clayburn Fraser Valley 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. Within City of Abbotsford, S of Matsqui, New Westminster Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Clayburn

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Clayburn

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

Name Description
Clayburn Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Clayburn

References to Clayburn that document the origin of its place name

Clayburn (settlement) adopted 12 December 1939 on 92SE, as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914. Form of name changed to Clayburn (community) 15 December 1982 on 92 G/1.

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

Clayburn Post Office was opened 1 December 1906, located at Clayburn + Wright Roads.

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

"My brother F.S. and I are responsible for the names Clayburn and Kilgard, having started the clayworks at these two points. The words 'clay' and 'kiln' (commonly called 'kill') led to the choice of these names. We don't know of another 'Kilgard' anywhere and it has a good hard firebrick sound like Garteraid and Glenboig, the homes of fire brick in Scotland. Perhaps not much of a reason but the names seem to have stuck." (letter to the author from Mr. J.C. Maclure, Kilgard, BC, 4 July 1924)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Nelson, Denys; Place Names of the Delta of the Fraser River; 1927, unpublished manuscript held in the Provincial Archives  |  Province of British Columbia

"The names Clayburn and Kilgard were coined and given by John Charles Maclure and Fred Soues Maclure, who established the brick works at these places in 1904 and 1920 respectively. They were sons of John Maclure (1831-1907) RE, who came to British Columbia in 1858 and later was telegraph operator at Matsqui."

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

 

Fraser Valley Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-30