Charlie Lake
| 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: | S end of Charlie Lake, just NW of Fort St. John, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°16'59"N, 120°57'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94A/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Charlie Lake (Post Office) adopted 22 October 1945 on 94 SE. Confirmed 6 January 1949 on 94 A/7 and 6 September 1951 on 94A/SE. Form of name changed to Charlie Lake (Community) 15 December 1982 on 94 A/7. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Post Office opened 1 April 1933, J.H. Soman, postmaster; closed 25 November 1950; re-opened 28 December 1950. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |