Cheekye
| 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: | S of junction of Cheekye and Cheakamus Rivers, N of Squamish, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°47'59"N, 123°09'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Cheekye (Station) adopted 6 June 1957 on 92G/14 as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914; form of name changed to Cheekye (settlement) 12 September 1972; subsequenlty changed to Cheekye (locality). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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PGER station named in association with Cheekye River. Cheekye Post Office was opened 16 October 1924; closed 8 August 1931. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |