Quesnel Forks Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. Junction of Quesnel and Cariboo Rivers, Cariboo Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Quesnel Forks

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Quesnel Forks

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

Name Description
Quesnel Forks Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Quesnel Forks

References to Quesnel Forks that document the origin of its place name

Decision on 93A/12 on OBF 1488. For origin, see Quesnel (city).

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

Established in 1859, Quesnel Forks was the gateway to the rich Cariboo gold fields. The Royal Engineers laid out the townsite in 1861, but the Cariboo Waggon Road bypassed "Forks City" and it was quickly displaced by Barkerville.

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

 

Cariboo Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27