Shere Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia


Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. W side Fraser River, just NW of TĂȘte Jaune Cache, Cariboo Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Shere

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Shere

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

Name Description
Shere Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Shere

References to Shere that document the origin of its place name

Shere (station) adopted 23 May 1963 as labelled on BC map 3H, 1914 se seq. Form of name changed to Shere (locality) 31 May 1983 on 83E/4.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Named by Grand Trunk Pacific Railway after the engineer in charge of construction of this section of the GTP (January 1986 advice from CN Transportation Archives, Edmonton)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-10-01