| 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: | W side Prespatou Creek, NW of junction Beaton and Blueberry Rivers, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°55'59"N, 121°03'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94A/14 |
|
|
Origin Notes and History:
|
Prespatou (settlement) adopted 2 August 1973, at 56 54 - 121 03 on 94A/14. Coordinates adjusted 30 January 1981 to 56 56 - 121 03. Form of name changed to Prespatou (Community) 28 February 1983 on 94 A/14. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
|
Prespatou (Post Office) opened 29 January 1975, located at 56 53 - 120 56 (about 5 miles east of the settlement of Prespatou, in the area called Altona). Prespatou Post Office renamed Altona Post Office 1 May 1976. Another Prespatou Post Office was opened 10 August 1976, located within the community of Prespatou. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
|
"...residents are Mennonite families who moved from Saskatchewan in 1960-61. This was a remote, isolated area and is now an established farming community. Agriculture is the sole industry. Prespatou Elementary School was opened in 1964 with 60 students; now 140 students enrolled from Grades 1 through 8." (27 July 1973 letter from School District, file B.1.49) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |