Information About

Deering

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 4' 32.002" N,
162 ° 43' 1.999" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Deering in Detail.

About

population 95, on Seward Peninsula, at mouth of Inmachuk River on Kotzebue Sound , 57 mi. SW of Kotzebue, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

This village was established in 1901 on Kotzebue Sound as a supply station for the interior mining camps. A post office was located here in 1901 (Ricks, 1965, p. 16). It was probably named for the 90-ton schooner Abbie Deering which was in the nearby waters about 1900.

Topo Maps

Kotzebue A-2 (1950), Kotzebue A-2 (1950), Kotzebue A-2 (1950), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1951), Kotzebue (1958),
Places Near Deering
Bays:

Kugruk Lagoon,

Capes:

Cape Deceit,

Cities:

Deering,

Rivers:

Burnt River, Inmachuk River, Kugruk River,

Streams:

California Creek, Iowa Creek, Smith Creek, Willow Creek,