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
Origin Notes and History:

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

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