Mara
| 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: | W side Shuswap River, SW of Mara Lake, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°40'59"N, 119°04'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mara (Post Office) adopted 3 November 1932 on 82L/SW. Form of name changed to Mara (community) 31 January 1983 on 82 L/11. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Mara Post Office was opened 1 June 1893, S. Appleby postmaster. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |