Belmont Park
| Feature Type: | 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. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | DND property within Colwood, W of Victoria, Esquimalt Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°26'09"N, 123°28'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/6 |
| Related Maps: |
92B 92B/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Belmont Park (Post Office) adopted 15 January 1958 on 92 B/6 W. Form of name changed to Belmont Park (settlement) in the 1966 BC Gazetteer; subsequently changed to Belmont Park (Community). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Belmont Park Post Office opened 2 January 1953; amalgamated as a sub-office within Victoria Post Office 31 March 1958 [or 2 June 1958 ?]; post office closed 2 October 1967. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |