Chinook Cove
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side North Thompson River, N of mouth of Barrière River, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°13'59"N, 120°10'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92P/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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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. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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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. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |