 Opened under that name in 1907, it was changed to Atnarko in 1913, with the post office itself closing in 1932.It is located southeast of the community of Stuie, which is at the base of the "Big Hill" where BC Hwy 20 descends from the Chilcotin Plateau into the Bella Coola Valley.The Hotnarko River joins the Atnarko River a few miles further upstream to the southeast.