| 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: | N side of Peace River, just inside BC-Alberta boundary, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°11'14"N, 120°03'19"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94A/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Clayhurst (Post Office) adopted 22 October 1945 on 94/SE, located at 56°11' -120°02'. Form of name changed to Clayhurst (locality) 30 September 1982 on 94A/1, and coordinated shifted westward. Form of name changed to Clayhurst (community) 15 December 1982 on 94A/1. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Clayhurst Post Office was opened 10 September 1938, J.S. Murray, postmaster. Situated at SW 1/4 Sec 8, Tp 83, R 13, W6M; relocated (August?) 1944 to Sec 7, Tp 83, R 13, W6M. Closed 1 September 1867; re-opened 15 September 1967. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After William Clay, who settled here in 1930. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Clay was one of the early settlers in the Peace, reaching Rolla by horse trail about 1912. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |