Farrell Creek Peace River Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N side of the Peace River, NE of Hudson's Hope (municipality), Peace River Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Farrell Creek

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Farrell Creek

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

Name Description
Farrell Creek Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Farrell Creek

References to Farrell Creek that document the origin of its place name

Farrell Creek (Post Office) adopted 22 October 1945. Form of name changed to Farrell Creek (settlement) 19 March 1951 on 94A/SW. Form of name changed to Farrell Creek (locality) and coordinates adjusted 30 January 1981 on 94A.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Farrell Creek Post Office was opened 1 July 1931. Named in association with Farrell Creek, in turn after Henry Farrell, early homesteader in the area. Post Office closed 28 November 1958; at the time of closing, the post office was located on SE 1/4 Sec 9, Tp 83, R 23, W6M.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Peace River Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01