Antler Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N past Barkerville, then NE into Bowron River, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°15'29"N, 121°24'39"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/6 |
| Related Maps: |
93A/14 93H/3 93H/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 June 1922 as labelled on Amos Bowman's map of the Cariboo Mining District, 1887, and on BC map 1G, 1916. (Ottawa file OBF 0715). Re-approved 28 April 1936 on BC map 3G. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by John Rose, McDonald "Doc" Keithley and George Warner, the first placer miners on the creek in 1860, who found a large rack of antlers on its bank. (Victoria Colonist, 18 April 1861) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |