Sullivan Bay Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N side of North Broughton Island, Range 1 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Sullivan Bay

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Sullivan Bay

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

Name Description
Sullivan Bay Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Sullivan Bay

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

O'Brian Bay (Post Office) identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, located on Kinnaird Island. Name changed to Sullivan Bay (Post Office) 7 August 1947, effective 23 September 1947, still located on Kinnaird Island. Identified as Sullivan Bay (Post Office and Streamer Landing) in the 1953 BC Gazetteer, still located on Kinnaird Island. Altered application 4 September 1958 on C.3570. Form of name changed to Sullivan Bay (locality) 15 March 1983 on 92L/15.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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O'Brian Bay Post Office was opened 1 April 1924, situated on L.486, Kinnaird Island (significance of name not recorded); closed temporarily in 1945; reopened as Sullivan Bay Post Office 23 September 1947, still situated on Kinnaird Island; relocated to Blk 6, North Boughton Island c1956. T.J. Sullivan was an Irish-born settler in the area.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Regional District of Mount Waddington

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01