Welcome to Colwood ...

The coastal city of Colwood is located on the south coast of Vancouver Island (the Juan De Fuca Strait).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Time Zone: Colwood lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area Codes for Colwood: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<1>

Communities Also Named Colwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Colwood - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colwood.

Websites for Colwood ...

Official Website: www.city.colwood.bc.ca/

Communities near Colwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Colwood.

• Victoria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Victoria
  • From Colwood to Victoria
• Oak Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Bay <2>
• Sidney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
• North Saanich
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Saanich
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Saanich <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Saanich
  • From Colwood to North Saanich
• Sooke
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooke
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sooke <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sooke
  • From Colwood to Sooke
• Metchosin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metchosin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metchosin <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Metchosin
  • From Colwood to Metchosin
• Lake Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake Hill
  • From Colwood to Lake Hill
• Malahat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malahat came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malahat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malahat <2>
• Prospect Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Lake
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prospect Lake
  • From Colwood to Prospect Lake
• Gordon Head
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Head

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Colwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colwood.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colwood. See our Newspapers Page for Colwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colwood ...

Looking for more information about Colwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Colwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Colwood.

Adding Colwood to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Colwood was on a map titled Road Map for British Columbia (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Colwood in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Colwood: www.city.colwood.bc.ca/

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/