Hill Siding
| 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: | Not official |
| Other Names: | HillsOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Just NW of head of Slocan Lake, NW of Nelson, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°06'07"N, 117°29'06"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Hill Siding (Post Office) adopted 6 February 1952 on 82NW. Form of name changed to Hills (Post Office) 14 August 1952 on 82NW, to agree with CPR station name, in turn as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Hills (community) 29 November 1984 on Ottawa file 203-2. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |