108 Mile Ranch
| 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 |
| Other Names: | 108 Mile House |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just NW of 100 Mile House, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°44'59"N, 121°21'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92P/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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108 Mile House (Road House) adopted 28 April 1936 as a long-established name (Ottawa file OBF 1484). Form of name changed to 108 Mile Ranch (community), encompassing the entire area around 108 Mile Lake. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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A reference to the distance from Lillooet on the Cariboo Wagon Road of the 1860's. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |