| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Beaver language |
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Junction of Halfway and Peace Rivers, Peace River Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°12'59"N, 121°25'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94A/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Attachie (Post Office) identified in 1930 BC Gazetteer; form of name changed to Attachie (settlement) 22 October 1945 on 94 SE; form of name changed to Attachie (locality) 1 December 1960 on 94SE. (file M.1.48) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Attachie Post Office opened 15 November 1928 located at SE 1/4 Sec 29, Tp 83, R 22, W6; closed 28 June 1931. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After the Beaver Chief, Attachie, famous hunter and one of the signers of Treaty 8. Chief Attachie died in the flu epidemic of 1918-19 and is buried near the Halfway River. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |