Fort Fraser Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. E end of Fraser Lake, between Prince George and Burns Lake, Range 5 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Fort Fraser

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Fort Fraser

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

Name Description
Fort Fraser Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Fort Fraser

References to Fort Fraser that document the origin of its place name

Fort Fraser (Post Office & Station) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC Lands' map 1G, 1916. Confirmed 2 November 1937 on Geological Survey map 630A, Fort Fraser. Form of name change to Fort Fraser (community) 31 December 1982 on 93K/2.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Fort Fraser Post Office was opened 1 May 1913.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Named after Simon Fraser, who established the trading post here in 1806.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27