Bear Camp Stikine, British Columbia

Abandoned Locality - A previously populated place with no current population. At junction of Stanley Creek and Tatshenshini River, NW of Kelsall Lake, Cassiar Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Bear Camp

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bear Camp

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

Name Description
Bear Camp Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Bear Camp

References to Bear Camp that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 23 May 1963 on 114P, as "abandoned" (file T.3.54).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Long since abandoned, although a hut was still located here in 1958 (advice from Mr. Papove, BCLS); this was a mining camp during the 1898 gold rush.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Stikine

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27