Glen Vowell Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, 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. W side of Skeena River between Kispiox and Hazelton, Cassiar Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Glen Vowell

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Glen Vowell

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

Name Description
Glen Vowell Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Glen Vowell

References to Glen Vowell that document the origin of its place name

Glen Vowel (settlement) adopted 1 March 1938 on Geological Survey sheet 448A, Hazelton. Spelling corrected to Glen Vowell (settlement) 5 July 1951 on 93M. Form of name changed to Glen Vowell (community) 31 December 1974.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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"Glenvowell Salvation Army Mission" identified in BC Mines Department records, 1910. The 2-word form, "Glen Vowell (Mission)" is labelled on BC map 3D, 1922; "Glen Vowell (Indian Village & Mission)" is identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer.

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Refers to Arthur Stewart Vowell, who surveyed the townsite in 1898. (from River of Destiny, by R.Geddes Large; Mitchell Press, Vancouver; 1957, p.104, and from January 1982 letter from Vowell's daughter, file H.2.37) [here, "glen" presumably is derived from the Gaelic word meaning valley.]

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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The traditional name has been spelled Sikadoak; the surrounding property is identified as Sik-e-dahk IR 2.

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Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01