Barnhartvale 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. SE side of Kamloops, S of South Thompson River, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Barnhartvale

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Barnhartvale

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

Name Description
Barnhartvale Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Barnhartvale

References to Barnhartvale that document the origin of its place name

Barnhart Vale (Post Office) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, located at 50 38 - 120 08 as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Confirmed 2 March 1950 on 92 I . Form of name changed to Barnhart Vale (Settlement) in the 1953 Gazetteer; further changed to Barnhart Vale (Community) 24 August 1978 on 92 I/NE. Form of name changed to 1-word: Barnhartvale (Community) , to conform to local usage, and coordinates adjusted 15 June 1983 on 92I/9.

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

Campbell Creek Post Office was established 1 June 1905, named after a settler. Name changed to Barnhartvale Post Office 1 June 1909, P.A. Barnhar(d)t, first postmaster. Barnhartvale Post Office closed 30 August 1951; at the time of closing, the post office was situated on partially on L457 and on SE 1/4 Sec 27, Tp 19, R 16.

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

Peter Barnhart was conductor on the first CPR train in 1886, but retired during the 1890's to run a hotel in Kamloops. In 1905 he settled a short distance up Campbell Creek and opened a Post Office to which he attached his own name - to the disgust of early settlers !

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Place Names of the Kamloops District; Kamloops Museum, 1978  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

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Last updated: 2023-10-02