Fountain Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. W side of Fraser River, just N of Lillooet, Lillooet Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Fountain

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Fountain

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

Name Description
Fountain Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Fountain

References to Fountain that document the origin of its place name

Fountain (railway station) adopted 6 October 1936 on 92 I. Form of name changed to Fountain (locality) 15 April 1983 on 92I/13.

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

The Fountain is given as the original name of Fountain in "1001 British Columbia Place Names".

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa  |  Province of British Columbia

Labelled on Geological Survey sheet 557, Kamloops, 1895, accompanying report by George Dawson (GSC Annual Report Vol VII, part B, 1894).

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

 

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01