Topley
| 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: | N side Bulkley River, between Burns Lake and Houston, Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°29'59"N, 126°18'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93L/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Topley (Post Office) adopted 6 October 1936 on 93L. Confirmed 5 July 1951 on 93L. Form of name changed to Topley (Community) 15 March 1983 on 93L/9. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after a Grand Trunk Pacific Railway engineer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |