Atrill Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E into Bulkley River, S of Seaton, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°05'19"N, 127°19'12"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93M/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Chink Creek adopted 1 March 1938 on Geological Survey sheet, 449A, Hazelton. Name changed to Atrill Creek 1 February 1963 on 93 M/3. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Identified as Beaver Creek on 1912 survey plans for Lots 1350 & 1410 (field book 1638/12, ph 10). Atrill has since become an established local name, referring to an early settler at Lot 1351. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |