Yakchilak (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Bethel (CA) Borough.
Sorry, no local resorces for this location!
Feature Name: | Yakchilak (historical) |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Populated Place |
Class: | Populated Place |
Description: | on Helmick Point, 43 mi. SW of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. |
History: | "Former Eskimo village reported in 1878 by E. W. Nelson, U. S. Signal Service, who gave its name as ""Yukhtokialgamute."" W. S. Post and J. E. Spurr, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), spelled the name ""Yachtshilagamut,"" which they obtained in 1898 from J. H. Kilbuck, Moravian missionary." |
Borough: | Bethel (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 60.2999992371 |
Longitude: | -162.449996948 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Yakchilak (historical): Yakchilak (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
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