Laketon
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Dease Lake at mouth of Dease Creek, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°41'59"N, 130°06'06"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104J/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 November 1952 on 104J; the locality - a former mining camp - has been abandoned according to July 1969 advice from BC Forest Service, however "Laketon" is still a well-known point of reference and rendezvous. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |