Perow Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, 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. N side of Bulkley River between Topley and Houston, SE of Smithers, Range 5 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Perow

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Perow

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

Name Description
Perow Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Perow

References to Perow that document the origin of its place name

Perow (Station) identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC Lands' map 3C, 1919. Form of name changed to Perow (Post Office) 6 October 1936 on Geological Sruvey sheet 369A, Smithers. Form of name changed to Perow (Community) 28 February 1983 on 93 L/9.

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Perow Post Office was opened 20 August 1937; closed 30 June 1970 (at the time of closing, the post office was situated on Lot 3553.)

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Named after Mr. W.E. Duperow, who was the general agent of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company's passenger department in Vancouver.

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"As a token of appreciation of his work, one of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations in the Bulkley valley district is to be called "Perow" after Mr. W.E. Duperow, general agent of the company's passenger department at Vancouver, and formerly of Victoria. Mr. Duperow has received a letter from Mr. W.P. Hinton, general passenger agent for the G.T.P. at Winnipeg, notifying him of the signal honor, and stating that the name is being bestowed in recognition of his good work and efforts on behalf of the company. The general agent has been in the service of the G.T.P. for more than twenty years, and was one of the first officials to represent the company's interests in British Columbia." (Fort George Herald, 1 November 1913, p.1; clipping provided April 2011 by geographer Kent Sedgwick, Prince George)

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Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27