Twidwell Bend Peace River Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. At junction of Pine and Sukunka Rivers, just S of Chetwynd, Peace River Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Twidwell Bend

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Twidwell Bend

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

Name Description
Twidwell Bend Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Twidwell Bend

References to Twidwell Bend that document the origin of its place name

Twidwell Bend (settlement) adopted 1 December 1949 on 93P/NW, as labelled on BC map 3E, 1945 . Form of name changed to Twidwell Bend (locality) 15 February 1983 on 93P/12.

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

"Twidwell Bend is so named after the present owner of Lots 280 and 281, who has lived on and farmed his place for twenty-five years." (J.F. Templeton, BCLS, 1 March 1930).

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

"An old-timer whose feats were so well known as to become legendary.....Frank Treadwell, also known as Frank Twidwell..." (excerpt from: "An Incident in the Life of Old Time Trapper Frank Treadwell" by Dorthea Calverley, published as article 01-142 in History is Where You Stand: a history of the Peace, a project of the Dawson Creek Municipal Library, School District 59, South Peace Historical Society, et al, based on materials in the Calverley collection: www.calverley.ca)"

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
included with note  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Peace River Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01