King Creek

British Columbia. creek: Fraser River drainage
Local name of Nevin Creek
53.1947 N 119.9783 W GoogleGeoHack
Not currently an official name.
This creek appears on:
Collie’s map Yellowhead Pass 1912

“King Creek” was known to Stanley Washburn [1878–1950] in 1909, among those with names “given by the trappers.” A 1915 map shows “Nevin (King) Creek.”

References:

  • Washburn, Stanley [1878–1950]. Trails, trappers and tenderfeet in the new empire of Western Canada. London: A. Melrose, 1912. Hathi Trust
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