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.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Okanagon Landing Post Office was opened 1 October 1898; Mrs. M. Grant, postmistress. Spelling changed to Okanagan Landing Post Office in 1905.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

"...terminus of Shuswap and Okanagan Railway from Sicamous completed in 1892 (leased to CPR)." (12th Report of Okanagan Historical Society, 1948)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-10-01