Oknagamut (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Bethel (CA) Borough.
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Feature Name: | Oknagamut (historical) |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Populated Place |
Class: | Populated Place |
Description: | on N bank of Kuskokwim River 1.8 mi. E of Kalskag and 18 mi. W of Aniak, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. |
History: | "Former Eskimo village, meaning ""people (village) on the other side of river;"" reported as ""Ukhagmyut,"" by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1842-44. In 1879 W. E. Nelson, U. S. Signal Service, recorded ""Okhagamute."" Ivan Petroff's 1880 Census report lists a population of 130. The spelling ""Oknagamut"" was established by US@C&GS in 1897 on the authority of Reverend J. H. Kilbuck, Moravian missionary." |
Borough: | Bethel (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 61.5583343506 |
Longitude: | -160.074996948 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Oknagamut (historical): Oknagamut (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
Kalskag, AK
(7.7 miles W) Lower Kalskag, AK (9.9 miles WSW) |
Aniak, AK
(18.3 miles E) |