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List of fur trading post and forts in North America

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By the early 19th century, several companies established strings of fur trading posts and forts across North America. As well, the North-West Mounted Police established local headquarters at various points such as Calgary where the HBC soon set up a store.

Canada

Alberta

  • Fort Assiniboine
  • Beaver Lake Cree Nation
  • Buckingham House
  • Fort Chipewyan
  • Fort Dunvegan
  • Fort Edmonton
  • Fort Calgary
  • Fort Walsh
  • Fort de l'Isle
  • Jasper House
  • Fort McMurray
  • Rocky Mountain House
  • Fort Vermilion
  • Fort Victoria

British Columbia

  • Alexandria
  • Barkerville
  • Fort Babine
  • Fort Berens
  • Fort Chilcotin
  • Fort Connelly
  • Fort Fraser
  • Fort Halkett
  • Henry's House
  • Fort Kluskus
  • Kootanae House
  • Fort Langley
  • Lower Post
  • Fort McDame
  • Fort McLoughlin
  • Fort Nelson
  • Fort Resolution
  • Fort St. James
  • Fort St. John
  • Fort Simpson
  • Trout Lake Fort
  • Fort Victoria
  • Fort Ware
  • Fort Yale

Manitoba

  • Fort Alexander
  • Fort Bourbon
  • Brandon House
  • Brunswick House First Nation
  • Fort Dauphin
  • Fort Douglas
  • Fort Ellice
  • Fort Garry
  • Lower Fort Garry
  • Fort Gibraltar
  • Fort La Reine
  • Fort Maurepas
  • Fort Paskoya
  • Prince of Wales Fort
  • Fort Rouge
  • York Factory

Winnipeg

  • Fort Garry
  • Fort Gibraltar
  • Fort Hailey

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Eyelich Trading Post

Northwest Territories

  • Aklavik
  • Baillie Island
  • Fort Collinson
  • Fort Franklin
  • Fort Good Hope
  • Fort Liard
  • Fort MacLeod
  • Fort McKay
  • Fort McPherson
  • Fort Providence
  • Old Fort Providence
  • Fort Simpson
  • Fort Smith

Nova Scotia

  • Fortress of Louisbourg

Nunavut

  • Amadjuak
  • Baker Lake
  • Bathurst Inlet
  • Port Burwell
  • Gjoa Haven
  • Killiniq
  • Padlei
  • Fort Ross

Ontario

  • Allanwater Bridge railway station
  • Asp House
  • Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation
  • Attawapiskat First Nation
  • Flying Post
  • Fort Albany
  • Fort Frances
  • Fort Frontenac
  • Fort Kaministiquia
  • Fort Lac la Pluie
  • Fort Matachewan
  • Fort Rouillé
  • Fort Saint Pierre
  • Fort Severn First Nation
  • Fort Toronto
  • Fort William, Ontario
  • Frederick House Post
  • Henley House
  • Lake Abitibi
  • Magasin Royal
  • Moose Factory
  • Terryberry Trading Post, Barton twp

Ottawa

  • Fort D. Smith

Quebec

  • Vieux-Poste
  • Fort-Coulonge
  • Nabisipi Trading Post
  • Fort Témiscamingue
  • Rupert House
  • Whapmagoostui
  • (Maniwaki in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. HBC established fur trading post)
  • (17th century fur trade building located in Lachine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.)
  • (Nipising 1874 Hudson's Bay Company trading post)
  • Fort George

Saskatchewan

  • Battleford
  • Beauval
  • Fort Carlton
  • Fort de la Corne
  • Cumberland House
  • Fort Espérance
  • Île-à-la-Crosse
  • Fort Pelly
  • Fort Pitt
  • Fort Qu'Appelle

Yukon

  • Fort Selkirk
  • Teslin Post

United States

Alabama

  • Massacre Isle

Arkansas

  • Little Rock
  • Arkansas Post

Alaska

  • Fort Stikine
  • Fort Yukon

Arizona

  • Hubbell Trading Post

California

  • Fort Ross
  • Yerba Buena

Colorado

  • Bent's Fort on the Santa Fe Trail, near present-day La Junta, Colorado
  • Fort Uncompaghre, Alta California
  • Fort Vasquez

Connecticut

  • Fort Huys de Goede Hoop, New Netherland

Idaho

  • Fort Boise
  • Fort Hall, Oregon Country
  • Kullyspell House

Indiana

  • Fort Vincennes

Michigan

  • Fort de Buade
  • Fort Detroit
  • Fort Mackinac
  • Fort Michilimackinac
  • Fort St. Joseph
  • Sault Ste. Marie

Minnesota

  • Fort Duquesne
  • Fort Renville
  • Fort St. Charles
  • Fort Snelling Northfield
  • Grand Portage
  • Snake River Fur Post

Missouri

  • Fort Carondelet
  • Fort Osage

Montana

  • Saleesh House
  • Fort Union - located partially in North Dakota

Nebraska

  • Fort Atkinson
  • Cabanne's Trading Post, Nebraska Territory
  • Fontenelle's Post, Nebraska Territory
  • Fort Lisa, Nebraska Territory

New York

  • Fort Nassau, New Netherland (present-day Albany)
  • New Amsterdam, New Netherland
  • Fort Orange, New Netherland (present-day Albany) Fort Ontario (present-day Oswego, New York)

North Dakota

  • Fort Berthold
  • Fort Clark
  • Grand Forks
  • Fort Lisa, Dakota Territory
  • Fort Union - located partially in Montana

Oregon

  • Fort Astoria
  • Fort Umpqua, Oregon Country
  • Fort William, Oregon Country

Pennsylvania

  • Fort Duquesne
  • Fort de la Rivière au Bœuf

South Dakota

  • Hazen Mooers' Post
  • Lac Traverse Post
  • Lake Traverse Post
  • Sieche Hollow Post
  • Spencer Fur Post
  • Vermillion Post

Utah

  • Fort Buenaventura
  • Fort Robidoux, Alta California

Washington

  • Fort Vancouver, Oregon Territory
  • Fort Colville
  • Fort Nez Percés
  • Fort Nisqually
  • Fort Okanogan
  • Spokane
  • Spokane House

Wyoming

  • Fort Bonneville
  • Fort Bridger, Nebraska Territory
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