Stephenville Crossing: Located 2.5 km (1.5 mi) east of Stephenville, at the easternmost limit of St. George's Bay, this community had it beginnings as a "crossing" (i.e., railway station) for the Newfoundland railway which ran through the community on its from Port aux Basques to Corner Brook.

Prior to the 1890s, the area often was referred to as "La Grange" or "The Prairie".

The smaller of the two nearby towns, in 2016, the population of Stephenville Crossing was enumerated as consisting of 1,719 residents, reflecting a fairly large decrease (8.3%) from the 1,875 recorded in 2011.

King George IV Lake: Located in SW Newfoundland, while the lake does not have "Victoria" in its name there is a direct connection between King George IV and Queen Victoria.

According to Wikipedia contributors, when both George III and the Duke of Kent died in January 1820, the Prince Regent became George IV and Victoria was third in line to the throne after her uncles, the Duke of York, Duke of Clarence (the future William IV), and Uncle George.

She would ultimately take the throne as Queen Victoria in 1837. King George IV Lake was named by explorer William E. Cormack, who travelled extensively in the area.

King George IV Lake: Located inland, northwest of Burgeo, in recounting the story of meeting up with another traveller, Cormack makes the following comment:

"My Indian told him that I had come to see the rocks, the deer, the beavers, and the Red Indians, and to tell King George what was going on in the middle of that country" (From: Cormack's Narrative of a Journey across the Island of Newfoundland, dated October 12th, 1822 cited in Young, 2018).

To that end, one can easy surmise that he named the lake after the reigning monarchy, King George IV.

Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin of 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill

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