Information About

Ophir

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 8' 40.999" N,
156 ° 31' 9.998" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

McGrath

Elevation

568 ft (173.13 m)

Ophir in Detail.

About

on W bank of Innoko River, near mouth of Ophir Creek and 35 mi. NW of McGrath, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Prospectors' name reported in 1908 by A. G. Maddren, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Discorvery of gold along Ophir Creek early in 1908 led to the establisment of a recording office in early summer 1908. Ophir Post Office was operated at intervals from 1909 to 1957. Its population in 1910 was 122; in 1920, 22; in 1930, 19; and in 1950, 68.