Taylor
| Feature Type: | District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N of junction of Pine and Peace Rivers, just SE of Fort St. John, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°09'32"N, 120°41'12"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94A/2 |
| Related Maps: |
94A 94A/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Taylor (Post Office) adopted 14 March 1929 on 94SE. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 23 August 1958; Taylor (Village) confirmed 1 December 1960 on 94SE. Re-incorporated as a District Municipality per Order in Council 31 March 1989; Taylor (District Municipality) confirmed 15 December 1989 on 94 A/2. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Taylor Post Office was opened 1 February 1923, originally located at SW 1/4 Sec 36, Tp 82, R 18, W6M. Named after David Taylor who arrived here in 1912, and was still living at Taylor in 1958 (CBUT News, 10 June 1958). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |