| Language of origin | English language |
| 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: | Not official |
| Other Names: | McLeod LakeOfficial, Trout Lake House, La Malice Fort |
| Relative Location: | N end of McLeod Lake, just S of S end Williston Lake, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°58'59"N, 123°02'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93J/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Fort McLeod (Post Office) adopted 7 October 1948 on 93J. Name changed to McLeod Lake (Post Office) 3 July 1952 on 93J. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Fort McLeod Post Office was opened 5 June 1937. Changed to McLeods Lake Post Office 2 June 1952, and almost immediately adjusted to McLeod Lake Post Office. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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In 1806 Simon Fraser arrived at the post now called Fort McLeod. He found however, that he had been preceeded by James McDougall who had arrived the year previously, 1805, and had erected the building which was first called Trout Lake House, later La Malice Fort (after the French Canadian trader of that name whom Fraser left in charge), and then Fort McLeod in honour of Archibald Norman McLeod whose activities in the Peace River district [for the North West Company] had at that time reached their peak. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |