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
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Origin Notes and History:

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 Name rescinded 6 April 1981 on 93H/8.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

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