Beaver River
| 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: | Not official |
| Relative Location: | W side Fraser River, 5 miles SE of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°15'59"N, 120°05'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/8 |
| Related Maps: |
93H 93H/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Beaver River (settlement) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as identified in Schools List; the school was probably located adjacent to the road in L5305, east of the abandoned airfield. Name rescinded 6 April 1981 on 93H/8. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Beaver River was the early name for Holmes River, hence the name Beaver River School. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |