| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Bishop Landing |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW side of Malaspina Peninsula, NW of Powell River (city), New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°01'59"N, 124°49'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Bliss Landing (Post Office) adopted 27 April 1945 on C.359l. Form of name changed to Bliss Landing (Settlement) 6 April 1950 on 92 NW; further changed to Bliss Landing (Locality) 31 May 1982. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Bishop Landing (Post Office) was opened 1 June 1917, named after P.W. Bishop, the first postmaster. Spelled "Bishops Landing" on BC map 2C, 1919. Post Office name changed to Bliss Landing 1 April 1923, situated on Lot 4201; Post Office closed 20 April 1960. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Apparently named after Joe Blissto, who came to the area c1900. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |