Tsawwassen Metro Vancouver 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. W side of Point Roberts (peninsula) in Delta (municipality), New Westminster Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Tsawwassen

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Tsawwassen

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

Name Description
Tsawwassen Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Tsawwassen

References to Tsawwassen that document the origin of its place name

Tsawwassen (community) adopted 16 January 1974 on 92G/3a as a long-established name, located inland from Tsawwassen Beach (community).

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

A Halkomaylem word meaning "facing the sea," in turn the name of the band that traditionally occupied this area. (Wilson Duff, anthropologist)

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

The following spelling variations have been recorded by City of Vancouver Archives: Cheahwassen, NW Boundary Report, Washington DC, 1857; Tshe-wass-an, Indian Reserve Report, Victoria, 1878; Cheewasson, old-timer's spelling, undated; Tsawwassen, Royal Commission on Indian Affairs, 1916; Cheahwassen, Geographic Board of Canada 1920; Tsawassen, Geographic Board of Canada, 1936; Tsawwassen, Department of National Defense, 1944; Tscwwassan, real estate ad, 1945; Tsawwassan, general store at Ladner, 1945; Tsswassen, Boy Scout camp, 1947; Tschewsassen, Vancouver Province ad, 1947; Pswwassan, Vancouver Province ad, 1947; Chewassin, RCMP report re: Indian's death, 1947; Tsawwassen, Geographic Board of Canada, 1953. (excerpt from Vancouver Province, 4 March 1960, p.5)

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

 

Metro Vancouver Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-26