McCartney Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows S into Burrard Inlet, E of Seymour River, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°18'27"N, 122°59'56"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 February 1948 on C.3434. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Alan Edward McCartney (1852-1901), Vancouver civil engineer, architect and land surveyor, who had land nearby in the early 1890's. McCartney was a petitioner for incorporation of the District of North Vancouver in 1891; he labelled "Alan Creek" on his 1899 map of Municipality of North Vancouver. Born in the West Indies, died 8 May 1901, age 49. Also Allan Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |