McLeese Lake
| 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: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE end of McLeese Lake, just E of Fraser River between Williams Lake and Quesnel, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°25'11"N, 122°17'42"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93B/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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McLeese Lake (Post Office adopted 4 June 1959 on 93B/8. Form of name changed to McLeese Lake (community) 31 January 1983 on 93B/8. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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McLeese Lake Post Office was opened 28 July 1959, situated on Lot 313; Mrs Alice Myrtle McGaw postmistress. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |