Madeira Park 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. SE side ḵalpilin (harbour), New Westminster Land District
Mapped Location
Madeira Park: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Madeira Park
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Madeira Park
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Madeira Park | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Madeira Park
References to Madeira Park that document the origin of its place name
Adopted 2 March 1950 as a settlement and post office on Chart #3589. Status changed to post office 2 November 1950 on 92F. Status changed 31 December 1953 to settlement in 1953 Gazetteer of Canada. Status changed 31 December 1963 to post office in the 1963 Gazetteer of Canada. Status changed 31 January 1982 to community on Map 92F/9.
Named by Joe Gonzales, an early settler from Madeira Islands, Portugal.
Named by Joseph Gonsalos, a native of Madeira Islands, who settled here in the early 1900s.
Sunshine Coast Regional District
- Billings Bay
- Buccaneer Bay
- Camp Artaban
- Davis Bay
- Donnely Landing
- Doriston
- Earls Cove
- Eastbourne
- Egmont
- Ekins Point
- Elphinstone
- Gambier Harbour
- Garden Bay
- Town of Gibsons
- Granthams Landing
- Halfmoon Bay
- Hopkins Landing
- Irvines Landing
- Keats Island
- Kleindale
- Langdale
- Madeira Park
- McNab Creek
- New Brighton
- Pope Landing
- Port Mellon
- Redroofs
- Roberts Creek
- Seaside Park
- District of Sechelt
- Secret Cove
- Selma Park
- Tuwanek
- Twin Creeks
- Vaucroft Beach
- Welcome Beach
- Williamsons Landing
- Wilson Creek
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-09-27