Chinook Cove Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. W side North Thompson River, N of mouth of Barrière River, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Chinook Cove

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Chinook Cove

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

Name Description
Chinook Cove Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Chinook Cove

References to Chinook Cove that document the origin of its place name

Chinook Cove (Post Office) adopted 3 March 1955 on 92P. Form of name changed to Chinook Cove (locality) in the 1977 Supplement to the 1966 BC Gazetteer.

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

Chinook Cove Post Office opened 1 January 1910. Note that the post office & settlement are across the river from CNR's Chinook Cove station. Post Office closed 30 June 1968.

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

 

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02