Information About

Charity Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Charity Creek on The Map

Location

65 ° 23' 43.001" N,
146 ° 16' 0.001" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

Central

Elevation

1995 ft (608.08 m)

Charity Creek in Detail.

About

flows SW joins Hope Creek to form Faith Creek, 70 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High. 3.5 miles long.

History

Name originated with the prospectors in the area. Early maps show that this name was applied to the stream now known as "Hope Creek" (Prindle, 1905, pl. 3). The present Charity Creek was reported in 1908 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Covert and Ellsworth, 1909, pl. 2).