Darfield
| 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: | W side of North Thompson River below Little Fort, N of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°17'59"N, 120°11'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92P/8 |
| Related Maps: |
92P 92P/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Darfield (Post Office) adopted 3 March 1955 on 92P. Form of name changed to Darfield (community) 15 December 1982 on 92P/8. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Darfield Post Office was opened 16 July 1937; so-named by first postmaster Hubert Janning as a derivation of the name of the surrounding Darlington School District, and as a nod to his childhood home in Germany, Darfeld. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |