Palmer Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Apalmer Creek |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE into Salmon River near mouth, just W of Salmon Arm, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°41'28"N, 119°19'49"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Apalmer Creek adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer; confirmed 3 November 1932 on 82L/NW. Name changed to Palmer Creek 20 December 1968 on 82L/NW. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after A.J. Palmer, original settler. Applicants for water rights have been calling this "Palmer Creek" since 1895 according to Water Rights Branch. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |