Big Bar Creek
| 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: | NE of junction of Big Bar Creek and Fraser River, N of Lillooet, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°10'59"N, 122°08'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92O/1 |
| Related Maps: |
92O 92O/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Big Bar Creek (Post Office) adopted 5 August 1954 on 92, as labelled on BC map 1G, 1916; not "Big Bar" as was labelled on BC map 3K, 1913. Form of name changed to Big Bar Creek (settlement) in the 1977 Cumulative Supplement to the Gazetteer, 31 December 1977; subsequently changed to Big Bar Creek (community). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Big Bar Creek Post Office was opened 1 July 1881; closed 5 May 1958; reopened 10 November 1958; closed 13 November 1968. At one time the Post Office was located in Lot 151, then in Lot 3473 (dates not cited). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |