Chu Chua 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, above Barrière River, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Chu Chua

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Chu Chua

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

Name Description
Chu Chua Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Chu Chua

References to Chu Chua that document the origin of its place name

Chu Chua (Station) adopted 11 August 1921 on Geological Survey publication #1945 (copy in 1921 Summary Report, Part A, p.72), as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Chu Chua (Post Office & Station) 3 March 1955 on 92P. Form of name changed to Chu Chua (locality) in the 1977 Supplement to the 1966 BC Gazetteer.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Chu Chua Post Office was opened 1 October 1907, named in association with the nearby creek; closed 30 December 1967 (at the time of closing, post office was situated on Lot 938).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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chu chua means "little rivers" ("Les nomes indiens de mon payes", Father Joseph E. Guinard, OMI, p.40)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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From the Indian, hlooh-hlooh-l-choo-áh, meaning "a creek rushing among rocks" (Father Jean-Marie Le Jeune, OMI)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

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Last updated: 2023-10-02