Information About

Oknagamut

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 33' 29.999" N,
160 ° 4' 30" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Lower Kalskag

Elevation

52 ft (15.85 m)

Oknagamut in Detail.

About

on N bank of Kuskokwim River 1.8 mi. E of Kalskag and 18 mi. W of Aniak, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Former Eskimo village, meaning "people (village) on the other side of river;" reported as "Ukhagmyut," by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1842-44. In 1879 W. E. Nelson, U. S. Signal Service, recorded "Okhagamute." Ivan Petroff's 1880 Census report lists a population of 130. The spelling "Oknagamut" was established by US@C&GS in 1897 on the authority of Reverend J. H. Kilbuck, Moravian missionary.

Topo Maps

Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1947), Russian Mission (1950), Russian Mission C-3 (1952), Russian Mission C-3 (1952), Russian Mission C-3 (1952), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980), Russian Mission (1980),
Places Near Oknagamut
Cities:

Oknagamut,

Streams:

Shit Creek,

Lakes:

Whitefish Lake,

Mountains:

Portage Mountains,

Streams:

Discovery Creek,

Routes:

Paimiut Portage,