Dunkley Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. Just SE of Strathnaver, N of Quesnel, Cariboo Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Dunkley

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Dunkley

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

Name Description
Dunkley Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Dunkley

References to Dunkley that document the origin of its place name

Dunkley (Station) adopted 5 October 1960 on 93G/8, as identified in PGER timetable 80, 29 November 1959; not Chubb (Station) as had been identified in timetable 76, 20 October 1957. Form of name changed to Dunkley (community) 15 April 1983 on 93G/8.

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

Station name chosen by PGER (now BCR); significance not known.

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

 

Cariboo Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27