Information About

Tuluka

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tuluka on The Map

Location

61 ° 36' 0" N,
159 ° 25' 0.001" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Aniak

Elevation

112 ft (34.14 m)

Tuluka in Detail.

About

on right bank of Kuskokwim River near Aniak

History

Former Eskimo village or camp reported in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and published in 1861 by P. Tikhmeniev as "Tulukaenagamyut." Ivan Petroff, in the 1880 Census, shows "Toolooka-anahamute" and "Toolukaanahamute" with a population of 59. The 1890 Census lists "Tulukagnagamiut" with 17 inhabitants. The name may mean "raven people."

Places Near Tuluka
Cities:

Tuluka,

Cities:

Aniak, Chuathbaluk,

Mountains:

Molybdenum Mountain,

Rivers:

Aniak River, Owhat River,

Streams:

Doestock Creek, Swift Creek,

Valleys:

Ptarmigan Gulch,