Bulkley House Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N end Takla Lake, NE of Smithers, Cassiar Land District

Mapped Location

Bulkley House: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Bulkley House

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bulkley House

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Bulkley House Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Bulkley House

References to Bulkley House that document the origin of its place name

Bulkley House (Settlement) adopted 1 March 1938 on Geological Survey sheet 448A, Hazelton, as labelled on BC map 5A, 1917. Confirmed 5 July 1951 on 93 M. Form of name changed to Bulkley (Station) 25 July 1975 on 93 NW and 94 SW. Form of name changed back to Bulkley House (Locality) 13 May 1983 on 93 M/9.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

After Captain Charles S. Bulkley, in command of the scientific party sent out by the Collins Overland Telegraph enterprise. "...August 17, 1865... we selected a spot for our house on the eastern side of the lake, just south of the edge of the delta made by the river which came in from the north." (personal recollections of J.T. Rothrock, member of the scientific party, in his 11 January 1913 letter to E.O.S.Scholefield; Env.C 76). See also Bulkley River. HBC Trading Post once located here (dates not cited in BC files). Bulkley House identified on Trutch's 1871 map of BC; "Bulkley House (abandoned)" identified on BC map 1A, 1912. See also Bulkley River.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27