History of Cape Nome

Name "M(ys) Tolstoy," meaning "blunt" or "broad" in 1833 by Captain M.D. Tebenkov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). The 1852 Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1455 shows "M(ys) Sredniy (tolstyy)" or "Cape Middle (broad)." "C(ape) Nome" appears on the 1853 British Admiralty (Brit. Adm.) Chart 2172. Its origin is generally attributed to an Admiralty draftsman's misinterpretation of "?" name" annotated on a manuscript chart constructed on board the H.M.S. Herald about 1850=1852. The "?" mark was taken as a "C" and the "a" was thought to be an "o." This is the explanation given by the Chief Cartographer of the British Admiralty in 1900.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Cape Nome

Hastings Creek, Imokhtegokshuk,

Cape Nome,

Reindeer Hill,

Fox Lake,

Army Peak,

Eldorado River, Flambeau River,

American Creek, Beaver Creek, Bird Creek, Bonita Creek, Concord Creek, Cunningham Creek, Cuss Creek, Derby Creek, Discovery Creek, Dog Creek, Edna Creek, Elmer Creek, Gold Run, Goldengate Creek, Grass Creek, Hastings Creek, Hazel Creek, Ida Creek, Irene Creek, Laurada Creek, Little Derby Creek, Made Creek, McDonald Creek, Nancy Lee Creek, New Bonanza Creek, New Eldorado Creek, Nugget Creek, O-Brien Creek, Oniga Creek, Ophir Creek, Osborn Creek, Prospect Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, Randsburg Creek, Saint Michaels Creek, Saunders Creek, Seattle Creek, Skookum Creek, Sparrow Creek, Tripple Creek, Violet Creek, Washington Creek, Willow Creek,

Alma Gulch, Anita Gulch, Birthday Gulch, Faraday Gulch, Gold Gulch, Goodluck Gulch, Grace Gulch, Josephine Gulch, Lackie Gulch, Lee Gulch, Moss Gulch, Quincy Gulch, Ruby Gulch, Scotch Gulch, Snow Gulch, Stevens Gulch, Surprise Gulch, Union Gulch, Woodchuck Gulch, Zeaman Gulch,

Bessie No. 5 Dredge Camp, Cape Nome, Port Safety,