Fireside Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, British Columbia


Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. Alaska Highway Mile 543, N of junction of Kechika and Liard Rivers, Cassiar Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Fireside

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Fireside

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

Name Description
Fireside Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Fireside

References to Fireside that document the origin of its place name

Fireside (Post Office) adopted 5 April 1961 on 94M/11. Form of name changed to Fireside (locality) 31 December 1982.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Fireside Post was opened 18 May 1961, so-named because of the "Fireside Inn" at Mile 543 that had been built the the U.S. Army in 1942.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-10-01