Bend
| 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, E side Fraser River between Penny and Dome Creek, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°45'59"N, 121°04'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Bend (Station) adopted 4 September 1959 on 93H/14, as labelled on BC map 1G, 1916 et seq. Bend (Railway Point) confirmed 15 June 1983 on 93H/14. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Bend Post Office opened 1 May 1930, situated on SW 1/4 Lot 3271; closed 15 October 1942. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |