Chilanco Forks
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Chilanko ForksOfficial |
| Relative Location: | N side Tsalhanqox (creek), just NE of Tatla Lake, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°06'45"N, 124°03'55"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93C/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Chilanco Forks Post Office was opened 1 September 1907, situated on L 258, R3; closed 31 July 1918. Note that settlement name was (and still is) spelled Chilanko Forks. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |