Atnarko Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. S end Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, SE of Stuie, Range 3 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Atnarko

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Atnarko

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

Name Description
Atnarko Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Atnarko

References to Atnarko that document the origin of its place name

Atnarko (settlement) adopted 7 February 1947 on 93SW, as labelled on BC map 2E, 1924; form of name changed to Atnarko (locality) 12 February 1962 on 93 C/5.

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

Anaham Post Office opened here 1 November 1907, located in the NW 1/4 Lot 309; name changed to Atnarko Post Office 1 February 1913; closed 16 February 1932. In 1959, George New, BCLS, advised that the few people living here are settled in Lot 310 (although the 1959 edition of map 93C locates the settlement near the north edge of Lot 771.)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Central Coast Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-26