Arrow Creek
| 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: | W side of Arrow Creek, just E of Creston, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°07'59"N, 116°27'03"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Arrow Creek (Post Office) adopted 7 December 1937 on Geological Survey sheet 603A, Nelson; form of name changed to Arrow Creek (Settlement) 6 December 1951 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 61, then changed to Arrow Creek (Community) 8 February 1963 on 82 F/SE. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Arrow Creek Post Office opened 16 November 1936; closed 4 July 1950. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |