D'Herbomez Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE into Fraser River just above Matsqui Island, in Mission (municipality), New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°08'15"N, 122°16'48"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 October 1952 on 92G/1, as identified in Water Rights Branch records. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After the late Bishop Louis Joseph D'Herbomez, OMI ( -1912), who on 28 March 1862 had purchased District Lot 3 Group 3 NWD for the Mission location. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |