Agerton
| Feature Type: | Village (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a village municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | PembertonOfficial |
| Relative Location: | S side Lillooet River, W of N end Lillooet Lake, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°19'13"N, 122°48'27"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Agerton (Post Office & ranching settlement)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, located "on Lillooet River, 2 miles from Pemberton on PGE Ry." As of the 1953 BC Gazetteer, Agerton was cross-referenced to Pemberton (Post Office). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Agerton Post Office opened 1 August 1912; renamed Pemberton Post Office 1 February 1931. Origin/significance not known Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |