Parkinson Creek
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows S into Juan de Fuca Strait just E of Providence Cove, SE of Port Renfrew (community), Renfrew Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°30'41"N, 124°22'32"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 November 1956 on 92 C/9, as originally submitted to the Geographic Board by R.D. McCaw 14 July 1939 for approval and use on 92 C/8-9. Parkinson Creek, and several other names on McCaw's list, were labelled on the subsequent 1943 edition of 92 C/8-9, but had been overlooked for adoption by GBC. Listed in 1953 gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named by R.D. McCaw, BCLS, after George Parkinson, secretary, Port Renfrew Good Roads and Transportation Association (see also Victoria Times, 17 March 1919, p.12). Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |