Cottonwood
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW of junction of Lightning Creek and Cottonwood River, just N of Quesnel, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°02'59"N, 122°10'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93G/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Cottonwood (ranch, settlement, Post Office)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 1G, 1916. Form of name changed to Cottonwood (settlement) 9 May 1965 on 93G. Form of name changed to Cottonwood (locality) 29 November 1984. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Cottonwood Post Office was opened 1 August 1895; closed 16 November 1959; re-opened 8 December 1960 situated on Lot 10367; closed 23 February 1962. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |