Welcome to Barkerville ...

So far, we found very little information about Barkerville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Barkerville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barkerville, please Contact Us.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barkerville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Barkerville: Named after William 'Billy' Barker (1820-1894), a miner whose discovery of gold at Williams Creek led to the Cariboo Gold Rush.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Barkerville is 4,880 feet [1,487 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Barkerville is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Barkerville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP).

The Area Codes where Barkerville was located: 250, 236, 672 & 778<3>

Communities Also Named Barkerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Barkerville - they are located in Arizona, California, Massachusetts and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barkerville.

Websites for Barkerville ...

Official Website: www.barkerville.ca/

Communities near Barkerville ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Barkerville.

Wells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wells
- From Barkerville to Wells
Stanley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stanley
- From Barkerville to Stanley
Pinegrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinegrove
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinegrove
- From Barkerville to Pinegrove
Wingdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingdam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingdam
Keithley Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keithley Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithley Creek
Cottonwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
Quesnel Forks ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quesnel Forks
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quesnel Forks
- From Barkerville to Quesnel Forks
Likely
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Likely came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likely
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Likely <4>

Adding Barkerville to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Barkerville was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barkerville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Barkerville: www.barkerville.ca/

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Barkerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barkerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Barkerville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Barkerville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.