Cedarside
| 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: | On CNR just S of Valemount, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°46'59"N, 119°15'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/14 |
| Related Maps: |
83D 83D/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Cedarside (station) adopted 22 February 1963 on 83D. Form of name changed to Cedarside (Community) 31 May 1983 on 83D/14. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name proposed 14 September 1928 by CNR. Origin "Point of entrance". Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |