Welcome to Lardeau ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lardeau, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

Lardeau is 3,990 feet [1,216 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Lardeau is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lardeau lies 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).

Note: If you leave Lardeau and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Lardeau: (250) & (778)<2>

Going back to its beginning, Lardeau was originally named Lardo. For more information about the names of Lardeau, see The Names of Lardeau on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Lardeau ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lardeau.

• Kaslo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaslo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaslo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaslo <4>
• Johnsons Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsons Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Landing
• Meadow Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
• Howser
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howser
• Retallack ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Retallack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retallack
• Shutty Bench
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutty Bench
  • Shutty Bench has also been known as:
  • British Bench
  • Schuletty Bench
• Zincton ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zincton
• Cody ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Nashton ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashton
  • Former names for Nashton:
  • South Fork
  • Zwicky
• Sandon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandon <4>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lardeau ...

Looking for more information about Lardeau? 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 Lardeau, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lardeau.

Adding Lardeau 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 Lardeau was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lardeau.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lardeau. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/