Information About

Chimekliak

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Chimekliak on The Map

Location

60 ° 6' 0" N,
162 ° 13' 0.001" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Eek

Chimekliak in Detail.

About

1 mi. NE of Beacon Point, on left bank of Kuskokwim River, 50 mi. SW of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

History

Eskimo village reported on an 1898 fieldsheet by W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as "Chim-e-kliag-a-mut"; name was obtained from J. H. Kilbuck, Moravian missionary. "This may be identical with "Chenik" of a Russian Admiralty chart of 1802" (Baker, 1906, p. 178). Ivan Petroff, in the 1880 U.S. Census calls it "Chimiagamute" with 71 people; the 1890 Census lists it as "Chimingyangamute" with 40 people.

Topo Maps

Baird Inlet (1951), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet (1954), Baird Inlet A-1 (1954), Baird Inlet A-1 (1954), Baird Inlet A-1 SW (2017),
Places Near Chimekliak
Cities:

Shevenak,

Capes:

Beacon Point, Eek Point,

Channels:

Eek Channel, Kuskokwak Channel, Kuskokwak Channel Kuskokwim Bay,

Cities:

Eek,

Islands:

Eek Island,

Rivers:

Apokak Slough, Eek River, Eenayarak River, Kuskokwim River,

Streams:

Kuskokwak Creek, North Branch Warehouse Creek, South Branch Warehouse Creek, Tungak Creek, Warehouse Creek,

Cities:

Aklut, Apokak, Chimekliak,