Campbell Creek
| 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. |
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Not official
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| Relative Location: | SE side of Kamloops, S of South Thompson River, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°38'59"N, 120°10'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92I/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Campbell Creek Post Office opened 1 June 1905; re-named Barnhartvale Post Office 1 June 1909. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Campbell Creek (Post Office) was named after a settler called Campbell; Barnhartvale is after P.A. Barnhar(d)t, first postmaster at Barnhartvale. At the time it closed, the Post Office was situated partially on L457 and on SE 1/4 Sec 27, Tp 19, R 16. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |