Information About

Nelsonville

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Nelsonville on The Map

Location

59 ° 0' 24.001" N,
158 ° 32' 1" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Dillingham

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Nelsonville in Detail.

About

on right bank of Nushagak River, 3 mi. SW of Dillingham; Bristol Bay Low.

History

named about 1944 for Senator Knute Nelson, 1843-1923, Governor of Minnesota 1893-95, and U.S. Senator, 1895-1923. member of Senator Dillingham's subcommittee, made an extensive tour of Alaska in 1903. "Dillingham," and an Eskimo village called "Keek-sel-hak" was recorded on a 1910 manuscript map by H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). 1944 the name "Dillingham" was transferred to Snag Point where the Dillingham post office had been since 1904; the name "Nelsonville" came into use about this time. a section of Kanakanak.

Topo Maps

Dillingham (1951), Dillingham A-7 (1952), Dillingham A-7 (1952), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954), Dillingham (1954),
Places Near Nelsonville
Cities:

Kanulik,

Bars:

Clark Spit, Combine Flats, Ekuk Spit,

Capes:

Bradford Point, Clarks Point, Coffee Point, Ekuk Cape, Nushagak Point, Picnic Point, Snag Point,

Cities:

Dillingham, Ekuk,

Islands:

Grassy Island, Sheep Island,

Rivers:

Black Slough, Clark Slough, Little Muklung River, Muklung River, Nushagak River, Rolph Slough, Wood River,

Streams:

Akomilinak Creek, Belt Creek, Squaw Creek,

Cities:

Anugnak, Clarks Point, Nelsonville, Nushagak, Wood River,