Quinsam
| Feature Type: | Settlement - Any permanently occupied, unincorporated area normally identified by a single name, generally rural, and having a recognizable central focus. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Relative Location: | W end of Echo Lake, just E of S end of Campbell Lake, W of Campbell River (city), Sayward Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°58'59"N, 125°25'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Quinsam (Post Office) adopted 1 January 1949. Form of name changed to Quinsam (settlement) 3 March 1960 on C.3594. Rescinded 31 July 1981 as advised by Campbell River District Planning Office ("Quinsam" is now used to describe a suburban area within the municipality.) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Quinsam Post Office was opened in 1949 (specific date not cited); closed 31 March 1954. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |