| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Canimahood |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just S of E end Canim Lake, NE of 100 Mile House, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°49'59"N, 120°39'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92P/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Canimahood (Post Office) adopted 14 August 1952 on 92 NE; name changed to Mahood Falls (Post Office) 2 July 1953 on 92NE. Further changed to Mahood Falls (Community) 31 January 1983 on 92P/15, thence to Mahood Falls (Locality) 29 November 1984. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Note that "Canimahood" is not identified in BC Postal Histories. Mahood Falls Post Office opened 21 August 1954, Kenneth Edward Higgins, postmaster; closed 31 December 1990. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after J.A. Mahood, land surveyor and explorer prior to 1891. See Mahood Lake for additional biographical information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |