| 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: | Between Slocan and Kootenay Lakes, SE of New Denver, W of Kaslo, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°57'59"N, 117°12'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Cody (settlement) adopted 24 January 1962 on 82F/NW, as identified in the 1896 BC Mines Report, p.41; and as labelled on Thomlinson's March 1896 Sketch of Slocan Lake District; and on BC Lands 1897 map of Slocan Mining Camp; and on BC map 4B, Nelson, 1912 et seq. Identified as Cody (mining camp) in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name subsequently changed to Cody (Locality). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Cody Post Office opened 1 May 1897, closed 1 November 1901. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After prospector Henry Cody (1861 -1921), who located the famous Noble Five Mine and established its' one-time headquarters here. Cody was born on Prince Edward Island and arrived in the Kootenays in the 1880's by way of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He located numerous claims in the Ainsworth area, although none of them paid. He was 6'1" tall, weighed 220 lbs, and was reputed to be the strongest man in the area. Died at Kaslo 17 July 1921 from tuberculosis. Henry was predeceased by his brother Thomas, who had been chief of police at Kaslo. See obituary on file S.1.59, received Sept 1995. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |