Cecil Lake Peace River 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. S of Cecil Lake, just NW of Fort St. John, Peace River Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Cecil Lake

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Cecil Lake

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

Name Description
Cecil Lake Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Cecil Lake

References to Cecil Lake that document the origin of its place name

Cecil Lake (Post Office) adopted 24 October 1945 on 94 SE. Confirmed 6 January 1949 on 94 A/7, and 6 September 1951 on 94 A/SE. Form of name changed to Cecil Lake (Community) 15 December 1982 on 94 A/7.

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

Post Office opened 7 July 1932, situated at NW 1/4 Sec 24, Tp 24, R 17; Josephine Beatrice Simmons, postmistress.

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

 

Peace River Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01