When Langley Township moved to a numbered road system of streets and avenues back in 1946, family names connected with roads disappeared. In some cases, multiple family names were connected to one road. (200 Street was known by 5 different names along various stretches.) Some pioneer names survive at Langley schools like Topham and Douglas; creeks and rivers, including Bertrand and Nicomekl — and parks like Alex Hope, Noel Booth and James Kennedy. The Township’s largest bus interchange is named after Jack Carvolth, killed in action at Vimy in 1917. Some original names are also preserved in heritage road markers. Thanks to Maureen Pepin’s efforts, these original names are found in her book, Roads & Other Place Names in Langley, B.C. (1998). It’s an excellent resource to discover who Langley’s roads, historic communities and waterways were named after and includes many profiles.
Avenues Running East & West
Boundary…………………….0 Avenue Hillcrest…………………42 Avenue
Selby-Hele……….………….2 Avenue Ivorson………………….42 Avenue
McBurnie……………………4 Avenue Fisher…………………….44 Avenue
Ferguson……………………6 Avenue Nelson………………….44 Avenue
Campbell River Road………8 Avenue Cemetery……………….44 Avenue
Annand Settlement Road….8 Avenue Todd…………………….44 Avenue
Warner……………………….8 Avenue Mason…………………..46 Avenue
Kyle………………………….12 Avenue Pope……………………46 Avenue
Anderson……………………12 Avenue Westhome……………..46 Avenue
North Bluff…………………..16 Avenue Peterson……………46/47 Avenue
Walworth Settlement Road..16 Avenue Isaacson………………..48 Avenue
Henderson……………………16 Avenue Trigg…………………….48 Avenue
Wix………………………………24 Avenue (continues below)
Jackson………………………..24 Avenue
Larson………………………….28 Avenue
George………………………….28 Avenue
Cuthbert……………………….28 Avenue
Tyres……………………………28 Avenue
Erickson……………………….28A Avenue Simonds………………..48 Avenue
Boundy…………………………29 Avenue McDonald Townline……48 Avenue
Reid…………………………….30 Avenue Watson…………………..48 Avenue
Repske…………………………30 Avenue Sharpe……………48A(49) Avenue
McInnis…………………………32 Avenue Winchester………………50 Avenue
Bell………………………………36 Avenue Lewis…………………….50 Avenue
Long……………………………..36 Avenue Brawn (Braun)…………….52 Avenue
Forsman…………………………38 Avenue Bernson………………….52 Avenue
Bradshaw………………………..40 Avenue Eyles……………………..52 Avenue
Lincoln Road…………………….40 Avenue Hollywood………………..54 Avenue
Sawdust Road……………………40 Avenue New McLellan……………56 Avenue
Stacey…………………………….40 Avenue McLeod…………………..56 Avenue
(East-West Avenues Continued)
Roberts……………………………56 Avenue Treliving……………90 Avenue
Carlson……………………………58 Avenue Furlong……………..93A Avenue
Murray…………………………….58 Avenue Wilson Townline……96 Avenue
Carpenter…………………………60 Avenue Kells & Langley…….96 Avenue
Norris………………………………61 Avenue Mitchell………………98 Avenue
Davis………………………………61A Avenue Ferguson……………100 Avenue
Sheridan…………………………..62 Avenue White…………………102 Avenue
Kendall…………………………….62 Avenue Webb…………………102 Avenue
Matheson………………………….64 Avenue
Howell………………………………64 Avenue
Medd………………………………..64 Avenue
Plaxton………………………………64 Avenue
Anderson……………………………66 Avenue
Gordon Estate………………………68 Avenue
Harbridge……………………………68 Avenue
Coghlan Lane……………………….68 Avenue
Champagne…………………………70 Avenue
Jericho……………………………….72 Avenue
Springbrook………………………….72 Avenue
Lee……………………………………74 Avenue
Basaraba……………………………..74 Avenue
Toms…………………………………..75 Avenue
Morrison……………………………….76 Avenue
Butler…………………………………..76 Avenue
Latimer…………………………………76 Avenue
Taylor…………………………………..77 Avenue
Williams………………………………..78 Avenue
Halvorson………………………………79 Avenue
McLarty…………………………………80 Avenue
Brand……………………………………80 Avenue
McKay…………………………………..80 Avenue
Cornock………………………………….80 Avenue
Evans…………………………………….82 Avenue
Scholes…………………………………..83 Avenue
Gray……………………………………….84 Avenue
Mathers……………………………………84 Avenue
Parr………………………………………..84 Avenue
Strawberry……………………………….85 Avenue
Shannon………………………………….86 Avenue
McClughan………………………………88 Avenue
Sellars……………………………………..88 Avenue
Streets Running North & South
Kells……………………………………..196 Street Jefferson………..217A Street Hole………………………………………197 Street Benz Crescent…..220 Street
Kerr………………………………………198 Street Goldstream………..221 Street
Duffy-Routley……………………………200 Street Deep Creek Road..222 Street
Griffith……………………………………200 Street Nelson……………. 224 Street
Hunter……………………………………200 Street Stone…………….. 224 Street
Dickie & Fay…………………………….200 Street Swain…………….. 224 Street
Carvolth………………………………….200 Street Biggar……………. 224 Street
Mableson………………………………..201 Street McInnes…………..224 Street
Station……………………………………201 Street Adams…………….224 Street
Douglas………………………………….202 Street Wilson…………….228 Street
Clyde…………………………………….202 Street Balfour…………….232 Street
James……………………………………202 Street Livingstone……….232 Street
Gopsil……………………………………202 Street Ridley……………..232 Street
Gueho……………………………………203 Street Best……………….232 Street
Thornton…………………………………203 Street Craig………………234 Street
Belmont………………………………….204 Street Wood………………236 Street
Crompton………………………………..204 Street Swanson………….238 Street
Pepin…………………………………….204 Street Carter……………..240 Street
Lambert………………………………….204 Street Brown……………..240 Street
Topping…………………………………..204 Street Norman……………240 Street
Kinch……………………………………..205/6 Street Sturmey……………244 Street
Dodge…………………………………….205/6 Street Warwhoop…………248 Street
Twigg……………………………………..205/6 Street Beaton……………..248 Street
Hubbard…………………………………..205/6 Street Otter………………..248 Street
Telephone…………………………………206 Street McIvor………………252 Street
Blacklock………………………………….207 Street Swanson……………256 Street
Rinn………………………………………..208 Street McDonald…………..256 Street
Berry……………………………………….208 Street Coghlan……………..256 Street
Alexander………………………………….208 street Bertrand……………..256 Street
McAdam……………………………………208 Street Johnson……………..258 Street
Louie……………………………………….208 Street Miller………………….260 Street
Stevenson…………………………………209A Street Townline……………..264 Street
Addo………………………………………..209 Street Aldergrove/Bellingham.264 Street
Page………………………………………..210 Street County Line………….264 Street
Epp………………………………………….212 Street Howes………………..264 Street
Holmstead………………………………….213 Street Angling Trail………….268 Street
Townline Road……………………………..216 Street Douglas Road………..272 Street
Johnston Townline…………………………216 Street Jackman………………272 Street
Topham……………………………………..216 Street Beaver………………..272 Street
Church………………………………………216A Street Station…………………276 Street
Family names still mark many parts of Langley — from Allard Crescent at Derby (named after WW I soldier Eugene Allard, killed at Ypres) to Gabriel Lane on McMillan Island (named after Kwantlen Chief, Alfred Gabriel). Murrayville honours the Murray family, the first to settle at the famous five corners. Willoughby derives its name from Willoughby Singer who owned a store beside the local community hall. The Otter community name is a tribute to Colonel William Dillon Otter who served during the North-West Rebellion, Boer War and oversaw internment camps during WW I. Telegraph Trail connects to a dream by the Collins Overland Telegraph to build a link from North America to Russia, but the project failed when the Atlantic cable won the race. Michaud Crescent in Langley City is named after Joseph and Georgiana Michaud, the first French Canadian family to settle and farm on Langley Prairie. (This was one of the Langley Heritage Society’s earliest restoration projects.) These names salute the people who settled, farmed and built this part of the Fraser Valley. Some place names may be gone, but they’re not completely forgotten.