Bestwick Thompson-Nicola 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. NE side of Campbell Lake, SE of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Bestwick

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bestwick

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

Name Description
Bestwick Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Bestwick

References to Bestwick that document the origin of its place name

Bestwick (Post Office) adopted 7 June 1927 on Kamloops sheet (Ottawa file OBF 1140), as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915, and on Dominion sectional sheet 111, Kamloops, 1916. Re-approved 2 March 1950 on 92 I. Form of name changed to Bestwick (Settlement) and coordinates shifted to school site 4 June 1959 on 92 I/9, following closure of the PO. Form of name later changed to Bestwick (community).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Bestwick Post Office opened 1 September 1911, named after Ralph Bestwick, postmaster. Previously the general area had been known as Campbell Meadows (not clear why that name was not given to the new post office). Post Office closed 28 February 1958.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02