Halfmoon Bay Sunshine Coast 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. SW side of Sechelt Peninsula, New Westminster Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Halfmoon Bay

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Halfmoon Bay

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

Name Description
Halfmoon Bay Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Halfmoon Bay

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

"Halfmoon Bay (Post Office), not Welcome Pass (Post Office)" adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 2D, 1923. Form of name changed to Halfmoon Bay (Settlement) 21 July 1944 on C.3509; changed to Halfmoon Bay (community) 14 January 1983 on 92 G/12. Decision on C.359.

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

Welcome Pass Post Office opened 1 January 1894; closed 30 November 1898; re-opened 1 July 1904. Re-named Halfmoon Bay Post Office 1 January 1915.

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

 

Sunshine Coast Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27