Welcome to Paterson ...

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

Time Zone: Paterson 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 Paterson and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Paterson: 250, 236, 672 & 778<1>

Communities Also Named Paterson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Paterson - they are located in Manitoba, New Jersey and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paterson.

Communities near Paterson ...

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

• Trail
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trail
  • From Paterson to Trail
• Rossland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossland <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rossland
  • From Paterson to Rossland
• Fruitvale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fruitvale
  • From Paterson to Fruitvale
• Warfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Warfield
  • From Paterson to Warfield
• Montrose
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montrose
  • From Paterson to Montrose
• Northport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
  • Northport is located in Stevens County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Northport
  • From Paterson to Northport
• East Trail
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trail
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Trail
  • From Paterson to East Trail
• Tadanac
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadanac
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tadanac
  • From Paterson to Tadanac
• West Trail
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trail
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Trail
  • From Paterson to West Trail
• Sunningdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunningdale
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunningdale
  • From Paterson to Sunningdale

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Paterson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paterson.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paterson. See our Newspapers Page for Paterson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paterson ...

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

Adding Paterson to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Paterson was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

We also found Paterson in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paterson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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