Abbott Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW into Healy Creek, W of N end Duncan Lake, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°37'26"N, 117°11'30"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Abbott Creek adopted 5 December 1962 on 82K/11, as identified in 1894 field notes and surveys for Lots 765-768 (Field Book 146/94, ph9) and in 1900 field notes for Lot 4950 (Field Book 903/1900 ph67), and as labelled on BC Mineral Reference Map #2, 1928. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Harry Abbott, who staked the Abbott mineral claim in 1894, and who later formed Abbott Mines Ltd. [The mineral claim was mis-spelled "Abbot" in early BC Mines Reports, leading to early confusion about the correct spelling of the creek's name.] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |