| Feature Type: | Railway Point - A named railway siding, junction, flag stop or timing point with or without an agent. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On CNR, SW of Terrace, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°27'48"N, 128°46'24"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103I/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Amsbury (station) adopted 4 November 1948 on 103 NE, as labelled on BC Lands' maps 1H, 1912, and 3M, 1916, and as identified in BC Mines Report 1916, p.K97, and as listed in the 1918 BC Directory, and in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name subsequently adjusted to Amsbury (railway point). Origin/significance not recorded. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Amsbury Post Office opened 1 December 1918; closed 31 December 1920; reopened 15 March 1922; closed 31 October 1923. At the time of final closing in 1923, the post office was situated in Lot L1033. Note that Provincial Archives records suggest that between 1 April 1920 and 1 April 1921 the Post Office name was spelled Amesbury [no explanation for apparent contradiction of dates, or spelling variation]. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |