Capitol Hill Metro Vancouver 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. In Burnaby, S of Berry Point, New Westminster Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Capitol Hill

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Capitol Hill

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

Name Description
Capitol Hill Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Capitol Hill

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

Capitol Hill (Post Office) adopted 3 May 1951 on 92G, as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914. Form of name changed to Capitol Hill (Settlement) 15 September 1966; subsequently changed to Capitol Hill (Community).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Capitol Hill Post Office opened 1 July 1912; changed to a sub-office of Vancouver Post Office 1 January 1925.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

The name given c1908 by real estate developers G.A. Barrett & Co, to their subdivision here.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Metro Vancouver Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-26