City of Saint Mary's, Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States

Overview of Saint Marys

• Name:
  Saint Marys
• Official Name:
  City of Saint Mary's
• Also Known As:
  City of St. Mary's
  Saint Mary's
  St. Marys
  St. Mary's
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  On the W shore of Andreafsky River, 6.4 km (4 mi) ENE of Pitkas Point and 29 km (18 mi) E of Mountain Village, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
• History (GNIS):
  Andreafsky was established about 1898 or 1899 as supply depot and winter quarters for the Northern Commercial Company's riverboat fleet. It is difficult to determine now whether the village received its name from the Andreafsky River or whether the village name was instrumental in changing the river name which was earlier called "Clear River." One report says, however, that the "place received its name from the "Andrea" family who settled here in the early days and built the Russian church." The village's post office name was changed in 1955 to "Saint Marys," after the Roman Catholic Mission here. See Andreafski Redoubt.
• Surveys:
  Seward Meridian
  

  Range 75 West
  

  Townships: 23 North

  Range 76 West
  

  Townships: 22 North, 23 North

  Range 77 West
  

  Townships: 23 North
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:62.053055662° 03' 11.0"N

  Longitude:-163.1658333163° 09' 57.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Pitkas Point 4.2 mi. W
  • Kalak (Pilot Station) 12 mi. SE
  • Pilot Station 12.3 mi. SE
  • Johnnys Village 12.8 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Pilot Station (Pilot Station) 12.3 mi. SE
• Population:
  500
• Elevation:
  20 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  377037488
• Updated Apr 24, 2020