| 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: | On BCR at S end of Anderson Lake, between Pemberton and Lillooet, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°32'59"N, 122°29'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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D'Arcy (Post Office) adopted 6 September 1951 on 92J, as labelled on BC map 3K, 1920 et seq. Form of name changed to D'Arcy (locality) 15 April 1983 on 92J/9; changed to D'Arcy (community) 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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D'Arcy Post Office was opened 1 January 1916, named in association with the PGER station of the same name; Charles Press first postmaster; post office closed 31 May 1917; re-opened 16 May 1918. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"D'Arcy Tate, vice-president of PGER... [is] overseeing construction [of the railway line] that commenced at Lillooet earlier this year." (Victoria Colonist 5 October 1912) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"After D'Arcy Tate, KC, vice president and general counsel, PGER, 1912-18; formerly solicitor for GTP." Source: Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |
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On site of Port Anderson? [1858-1913] (Laing, Colonial Settlers...p.249) Source: Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |