Glenora Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N side of Stikine River, just SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Glenora

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Glenora

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

Name Description
Glenora Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Glenora

References to Glenora that document the origin of its place name

Adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924.

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

This place name in the Cassiar goldfields is said to have been compounded out of the Gaelic "glenn" (valley) and the Spanish "ora" (gold), producing "The Valley of Gold."

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; 1001 British Columbia Place Names; Discovery Press, Vancouver 1969, 1970, 1973.  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01