Springfield Ranch
| 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 BCR, E side of Fraser River between Williams Lake and Soda Creek, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°16'24"N, 122°15'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93B/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Hargreaves (Station) adopted 6 May 1954 on 93B. Confirmed as Hargreaves (Railway Point) 15 April 1983 on 93B/8. Name changed to Springfield Ranch (Railway Point) 10 May 1988 on 93B/8. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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BCR advises that the railway point is named after the property it is situated on. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |