Welcome to Starks ...

Although we found mention of Starks during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Starks was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

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

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

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Starks might be (or 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), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

We believe that Starks would be found within the (250) and (778)<2> area codes.

Communities Also Named Starks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Starks - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Starks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Starks.

Nanaimo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanaimo
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanaimo <3>
Ladysmith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladysmith <3>
Lantzville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantzville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lantzville <3>
Chemainus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemainus came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemainus
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemainus <3>
Cassidy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassidy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
Gabriola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriola
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gabriola <3>
Departure Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Departure Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Departure Bay
East Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wellington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wellington
Wellington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
Lantzville Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantzville Bay

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starks ...

Looking for more information about Starks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Starks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Starks.

Adding Starks 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 Starks was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Starks and then turned west". While Starks could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Starks as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Starks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>	Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250).
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	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.