Foreman
| 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, E side of Fraser River just NE of Prince George, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°57'09"N, 122°40'35"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93G/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Foreman (station) adopted 2 October 1958 on 93G/15, located at 53° 57' x 122° 40' as labelled on BC Lands' map 1G, 1916. Form of name changed to Foreman (community) 15 July 1983 on 93G/15, and coordinates adjusted westward to 53° 57' x 122° 41'. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named by railway, after a company official (Ottawa file OBF 0047). [no further information cited; presumably refers to Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.] Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |