History of Akahamut

Eskimo name "Okhnagamiut," meaning "village (people) on other side (of river);" recorded on a 1916 fieldsheet by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). as shown on Tikhmeniev's 1861 map as "S(elo) Ikogmiut" or Ikuagmyut"; presumably derived from information recied from Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin (1842-44), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). by Captain Raymond (1871, p. 25), USA; shown as "Ingahameh" and "Ingahame" by Petroff in the 10th (1884) Census. are several names similar to "Akahamut" spelled variously, in western Alaska, which probably represent an Eskimo response to the Question, "What is that place?", or a reference to "the people on the other side." often change from one side of the river to the other, this name, "Akahamut" may refer to a similar situation.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Akahamut

Ribnaia,

Ickes Slough,

Serpentine Bluff,

Weare Dike,

Engineer Hill,

Elsie Island, Roosevelt Island,

Engineer Lake,

Akahamut,

Bend Mountain, Roundabout Mountain, Ungalak Mountain,

Thirtytwo Kazyga Slough,

Faith Creek, McNeill Creek,

Kakamut, Ohogamiut, Toklik,