Eastman Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW then W into Iskut River below Kinaskan Lake, SE of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°22'52"N, 130°15'45"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Eastman Creek adopted 24 July 1945 on 104/SE, not "One Mile Creek" as labelled on earlier maps. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"After George Eastman, Kodak manufacturer, who has hunted a good deal in this area and who has built considerable trail networks, which start at this creek." (P.M.Monckton, BCLS) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |