Seton Portage Squamish-Lillooet 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. Between Seton and Anderson Lakes, W of Lillooet, Lillooet Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Seton Portage

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Seton Portage

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

Name Description
Seton Portage Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Seton Portage

References to Seton Portage that document the origin of its place name

Seton Lake (Post Office) identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Confirmed 6 September 1951 on 92 J. Form of name changed to Seton Portage (Village) 17 January 1952 on 92 J. Form of name changed to Seton Portage (Settlement) 19 March 1952 on 92 J. Identified as Seton Portage (Post Office) in the 1953 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Seton Portage (community) 28 February 1983 on 92 J/9. [the railway point here is named Seton.]

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

...not pronounced as in the French, port AWZH, but in the English way, POR tij... [March 2009 advice from researcher Mike Cleven, who lived in this area as a child.]

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
included with note  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01