Crawford Bay
| Feature Type: | 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. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just E of Kootenay Bay, E side of Kootenay Lake, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°40'59"N, 116°49'03"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Crawford Bay (Post Office) adopted 7 December 1937 on Geological Survey sheet 603A, Nelson; form of name changed to Crawford Bay (community) 15 December 1982 on 82 F/10. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Crawford Bay Post Office opened 1 November 1904 on Lot 5023; closed 31 February 1954. Meanwhile, Port Crawford Post Office opened 1 May 1916 on Lot 5021, about 2 miles away; relocated to Lot 3888 and re-opened as Crawford Bay Post Office 2 December 1954. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |