Fort Fraser
| Feature Type: | 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. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E end of Fraser Lake, between Prince George and Burns Lake, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°03'59"N, 124°33'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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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. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Fort Fraser Post Office was opened 1 May 1913. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named after Simon Fraser, who established the trading post here in 1806. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |