Alaska Gazetteer
Topkok (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Nome (CA) Borough.
Sorry, no local resorces for this location!
| Feature Name: | Topkok (historical) |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Populated Place |
| Class: | Populated Place |
| Description: | at mouth of Topkok River, N shore of Norton Sound, 15 mi. E of Solomon, Seward Peninsula High |
| History: | "Former Eskimo village reported in the 1880 Census as ""Tup-ka-ak,"" population 15. The 1890 Census listed ""Tap-hok"" but gave no polulation. A mining camp appears to have been set up here in about 1900 and the 1908 ""Map of Seward Peninsula"" by Arthur Gibson shows a ""Topkok Roadhouse"" at this site." |
| Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 64.5647201538 |
| Longitude: | -163.942779541 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Topkok (historical): Topkok (historical).
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Bluff, AK
(5.6 miles E) Quigleys Camp, AK (12.8 miles WNW) East Fork, AK (13.3 miles NW) |
Lees Camp, AK
(13.9 miles WNW) Solomon, AK (14.7 miles W) |
