Cedar Regional District of Nanaimo, 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 SE of Nanaimo, Cedar Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Cedar

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Cedar

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

Name Description
Cedar Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Cedar

References to Cedar that document the origin of its place name

Cedar (Post Office) adopted 2 September 1948 on C.3577 as labelled on BC map 2A, 1913, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Cedar (Community) 15 December 1982 on 92G/4.

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

Cedar Post Office established 1 April 1888; named because of the profusion of cedar trees. December 1933 sketch of townsite on file with Post Office card.

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 Nanaimo

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27