Barrett
| Feature Type: | Railway Point - A named railway siding, junction, flag stop or timing point with or without an agent. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On CNR, just NW of Houston, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°25'39"N, 126°46'15"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93L/7 |
| Related Maps: |
93L 93L/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Barrett (Railway Station) adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 369A, as labelled on BC map 3D, 1913 et seq. Form of name changed to Barrett (Locality) 29 November 1984; changed back to Barrett (Railway Point) 13 November 1997; area residents live at the locality known as Barrett Lake about 1 mile NE of the railway point. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Station named in association with nearby Barrett Lake, in turn named after Charles Barrett, early settler and c1900 owner of the Diamond D Ranch. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |