City of Dillingham, Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States

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  • Dillingham
  • City of Dillingham
  • Incorporated City
  • population 424, on S coast of Snag Point at head of Nushagak Bay, 360 mi. SW of Anchorage, Bristol Bay Low.
  • Named in 1904 for William Paul Dillingham, 1843-1923, Governor of Vermont, 1888-90 and U.S. Senator, 1903-23. In 1903, Dillingham conducted an extensive tour with his Senate subcommittee through Alaska. This was the first comprehensive investigation of Alaska by a Congressional committee, and Senators Dillingham and Nelson became for many years the Senate's authorities on Alaska. This location was originally occupied by a Eskimo village recorded as "Ah-lek-nug-uk," by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census and as "Kanakanak" in the 1890 Census; it was also known as "Chogim." The post office of Killingham was extablished on Snag Point in 1904, (Ricks, 1965, p. "Nelsonville," 3 miles to the SW. About 1944 the name "Dillingham" was transferred to this site. Dillingham is now the principal settlement and sourc e
  • Seward Meridian
    Range 55 West
    Townships: 12 South, 13 South, 14 South
    Range 56 West
    Townships: 12 South, 13 South, 14 South
  • 59.039722259° 02' 23.0"N
    -158.4575000158° 27' 27.0"W
  • (none listed within 15 mi.)
  • 2,488
  • 29 m
  • 885286604
  • Updated Apr 21, 2020