Okanagan Landing Regional District of North Okanagan, 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. E side of Okanagan Lake, SW of Vernon, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District
Mapped Location
Okanagan Landing: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Okanagan Landing
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Okanagan Landing
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Okanagan Landing | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Okanagan Landing
References to Okanagan Landing that document the origin of its place name
Okanagan Landing (Post Office, steamer landing, settlement) was adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1916. Form of name changed to Okanagan Landing (Post Office) 7 February 1951 on 82L/SW. Form of name changed to Okanagan Landing (Community) 28 February 1983 on 82L/3. See Okanagan Lake for name origin information.
Okanagon Landing Post Office was opened 1 October 1898; Mrs. M. Grant, postmistress. Spelling changed to Okanagan Landing Post Office in 1905.
"...terminus of Shuswap and Okanagan Railway from Sicamous completed in 1892 (leased to CPR)." (12th Report of Okanagan Historical Society, 1948)
Regional District of North Okanagan
- City of Armstrong
- Ashton Creek
- Beachcomber Bay
- Blue Springs
- Cherryville
- District of Coldstream
- Creighton Valley
- City of Enderby
- Grandview Bench
- Grindrod
- Hullcar
- Hupel
- Kedleston
- Kingfisher
- Lavington
- Village of Lumby
- Mabel Lake
- Mara
- Okanagan Landing
- Shuswap Falls
- Silver Star
- District of Spallumcheen
- Trinity Valley
- City of Vernon
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-10-01