Forde Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia


Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. On CPR, NW of junction of Blaeberry and Columbia Rivers, NW of Golden, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Forde

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Forde

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

Name Description
Forde Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Forde

References to Forde that document the origin of its place name

Forde (Station) adopted 8 September 1932 on 82N/SW, as labelled on Dominion sectional sheet #163, Donald, 1913, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Forde (locality) 29 November 1984 (Ottawa file 203-2).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

29 people living here (1956 census). Not listed in CPR passenger timetables after mid-1960s.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Named by CPR, after John Preston Forde, CE, divisional engineer at Revelstoke 1904-11. Later, Dominion Public Works engineer at Nelson, Victoria & New Westminster; vice-president, Alpine Club of Canada, 1912-16. Born in Ireland 1873; died at Victoria 27 February 1946 (April 1964 letter, file 01296M) (See also Mount Forde)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-09-27