Town of Smithers Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia

Town - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a town municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. W side of Bulkley River, SE of Hazelton, Range 5 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

Town of Smithers: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Town of Smithers

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Town of Smithers

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Town of Smithers Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Town of Smithers

References to Town of Smithers that document the origin of its place name

Smithers (settlement) labelled on BC Lands' map 3D, 1919. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 1 October 1921; Smithers (Village) confirmed 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 368A. Re-incorporated as a Town Municipality 1 January 1967; Smithers (Town) confirmed 27 June 1967 on NTS 93. Boundary amendment effective 31 December 1993, gazette date 27 January 1994.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Smithers Post Office was opened 30 October 1913, named after A.W. Smithers, chairman of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. See also the municipality's own website.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27