Spences Bridge
| 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: | Junction of Thompson and Nicola Rivers, between Lytton and Ashcroft, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°25'18"N, 121°20'38"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92I/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Spences Bridge (Post Office & Station) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Spences Bridge (Post Office) 6 October 1936 on 92I. Form of name changed to Spences Bridge (community) 28 February 1983 on 92I/6. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Early name was Cook's Ferry, referring to Mortimer Cook who operated a ferry across the Thompson River here, approximately 1862-1865. Thomas Spence built a toll bridge here c1864. Spence's Bridge Post Office was opened 17 June 1868. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |