Dog Creek 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 S of Williams Lake (city), Cariboo Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Dog Creek

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Dog Creek

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

Name Description
Dog Creek Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Dog Creek

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

Adopted 25 January 1995 on 93 B/1, as recommended by City of Williams Lake planning department; a well-established local name that should be labelled on maps.

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

Caution: a much older community, also called Dog Creek, located about 30 miles south of here.

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