Carney Hill
| Feature Type: | Hill - Elevation of terrain rising prominently above the surrounding land. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | In Prince George, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°53'55"N, 122°46'01"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93G/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 21 May 1981 on 93G/15; an established local name according to municipal planning department. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Miram A. Carney pre-empted property in this vicinity prior to 1900; served as Municipal Clerk April 1917-1918; Mayor 1919 (Prince George Street Names A-Z, 1970, page 11). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |