Cecil Lake
| 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: | S of Cecil Lake, just NW of Fort St. John, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°17'59"N, 120°35'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94A/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Cecil Lake (Post Office) adopted 24 October 1945 on 94 SE. Confirmed 6 January 1949 on 94 A/7, and 6 September 1951 on 94 A/SE. Form of name changed to Cecil Lake (Community) 15 December 1982 on 94 A/7. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Post Office opened 7 July 1932, situated at NW 1/4 Sec 24, Tp 24, R 17; Josephine Beatrice Simmons, postmistress. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |