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Coordinates: 40°40′23″N 124°13′06″W / 40.67306°N 124.21833°W / 40.67306; -124.21833
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'''Hookton''' is a [[Location (geography)|locality]]<ref name=durham>{{cite book |last= Durham |first= David L. |title= California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State |year= 1998 |publisher= Quill Driver Books |isbn= 978-1-884995-14-9 |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC |page= 78}}</ref> in [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]], [[California]]. It is {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} south of [[Fields Landing, California|Fields Landing]],<ref name=durham/> at an elevation of {{convert|26|ft|m}}.<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1656076|Hookton}}</ref>
'''Hookton''' is a [[Location (geography)|locality]]<ref name=durham>{{cite book |last= Durham |first= David L. |title= California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State |year= 1998 |publisher= Quill Driver Books |isbn= 978-1-884995-14-9 |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC |page= 78}}</ref> located {convert|3.5|mi|km}} south of [[Fields Landing, California|Fields Landing]],<ref name=durham/> at an elevation of {{convert|26|ft|m}} <ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1656076|Hookton}}</ref> in [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]], [[California]].


Hookton is named for its founder, John Hookton.<ref name=durham/>
Hookton is named for its founder, John Hookton.<ref name=durham/>

Revision as of 20:03, 28 January 2014

Hookton is a locality[1] located {convert|3.5|mi|km}} south of Fields Landing,[1] at an elevation of 26 feet (7.9 m) [2] in Humboldt County, California.

Hookton is named for its founder, John Hookton.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hookton

40°40′23″N 124°13′06″W / 40.67306°N 124.21833°W / 40.67306; -124.21833