Alaska Gazetteer
Fickett Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Fickett Creek places it within the 99726 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Fickett Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flows E and S 12 mi. to Howzerah Creek 3.5 mi. NW of its junction with Koyukuk River, 13 mi. SW of Bettles; Kanuti Flats. |
| History: | "in 1885, Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 101), USA, applied the name ""Fickett River"" to what is now called the John River in honor of Private Frederick W. Fickett, U.S. Army Signal Corps, who was a member of Lieutenant Allen's small party. Lieutenant Allen's naming in this case, and in order to save the historical name T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), transferred the name ""Fickett"" to this stream in 1899." |
| Borough: | Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 66.7375030518 |
| Longitude: | -151.819168091 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fickett Creek: Fickett Creek.
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Bettles, AK
(15 miles NNE) |
Evansville, AK
(15.4 miles NNE) |
