Cobble Hill Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. Between Mill Bay and Duncan, Shawnigan Land District

Mapped Location

Cobble Hill: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Cobble Hill

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Cobble Hill

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Cobble Hill Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Cobble Hill

References to Cobble Hill that document the origin of its place name

Cobble Hill (Post Office) adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924; on E&NR as labelled on BC map 2A, 1913. Identified as Cobble Hill (Post Office & Station) in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Cobble Hill (community) 15 December 1982 on 92 B/12.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Cobble Hill Post Office was opened 1 October 1887, named in association with adjacent Cobble Hill.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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"Indefinite origin. It has been suggested by former members of the Royal Navy named Pimbury, brothers, that it was named after a Lieut. Cobble of the Royal Navy, probably an officer on one of the gun-boats which made occasional visits to Cowichan Bay during Indian trouble. E&N records state that it was named from adjacent gravel hills." (1924 notation on BC name card) Note: according to Merriam Webster Dictionary (1951) there are 4 grades of gravel: granule, pebble, cobble and boulder; cobbles measure between 2 1/2 and 10 inches in diameter.]

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Cowichan Valley Regional District

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Last updated: 2023-09-25