Welcome to Fountain ...
Although we found mention of Fountain during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Fountain was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Fountain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fountain, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Fountain might be (or was) located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).
We believe that Fountain would be found within the (250) & (778)<2> area codes.
Communities Also Named Fountain ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Fountain - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fountain.
Communities near Fountain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fountain.
- Bridge River 1
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge River 1 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge River 1
- Lillooet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pavilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
- Moha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moha came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moha
- Shalalth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shalalth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalalth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shalalth <4>
- Kelly Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Lake
- Seton Portage
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seton Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seton Portage
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seton Portage <4>
- Cache Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McGillivray Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGillivray Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGillivray Falls
- Ashcroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain ...
Looking for more information about Fountain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fountain.
Adding Fountain to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Fountain was mentioned on a train schedule titled British Columbia Railway (July 1974).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fountain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Fountain and then turned west". While Fountain could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Fountain as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Fountain could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250). |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |