Albreda Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N. of junction of Albreda and North Thompson Rivers, S of Valemount, Cariboo Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Albreda

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Albreda

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

Name Description
Albreda Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Albreda

References to Albreda that document the origin of its place name

Albreda (Post Office) adopted 3 May 1956 on 83/SW, located just north of Albreda Lake; form of name changed to Albreda (Railway Station) 19 December 1961; changed to Albreda (locality) 15 December 1989.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Albreda Post Office opened 1 February 1923 on L7383 Cariboo District, named in association with Mount Albreda; closed in 1948; re-opened sometime in 1956; closed 9 October 1959. Note that this is NOT the location of the original Albreda station on the Grand Trunk Pacific line; that early station was located just east of Tête Jaune Cache as labelled on BC map 3H, 1914, and repositioned westward per map 3H, 1919.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Regional District of Fraser-Fort George

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01