Urling (railway point)

British Columbia. Railway Point
On Canadian National Railway, W side of Fraser River between Torpy River and Morkill River
53.6833 N 120.8667 W — Map 93H/10 — GoogleGeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1914 (GTP Timetable)
Name officially adopted in 1983
Official in BCCanada
134 miles west of the Yellowhead Pass on the Canadian National Railway
Mile 45 in Fraser Subdivision (McBride to Prince George as of 1977)
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station built in 1914

Possibly named after someone in the Urling family.

References:

  • CN (Canadian National Railway). Transportation planning branch, Edmonton, and historical office, Montréal. 2000
  • Bohi, Charles W., and Kozma, Leslie S. Canadian National’s Western Stations. Don Mills, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2002

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