Millstream Capital Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. E of head of Finlayson Arm, Saanich Inlet, N of Matson Lake, Highland Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Millstream

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Millstream

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

Name Description
Millstream Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Millstream

References to Millstream that document the origin of its place name

Millstream (settlement) adopted 6 November 1934 on National Defence sheet, Goldstream, as labelled on BC map 2A, 1913, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Millstream (locality 29 November 1984 (Ottawa file 203-2). See Mill Stream (creek).

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

Millstream Post Office opened 1 April 1892; closed 30 June 1901; re-opened 1 June 1903; closed 1 July 1907; re-opened 14 March 1908; closed 11 November 1945. At the time of closing in November 1945, the post office was situated on the SW 1/4 Section 34.

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

 

Capital Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-25