Kokwok, Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States
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- Kokwok
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- on right bank of Nushagak River, near mouth of Kokwok River, 36 mi. NE of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.
- Eskimo village or camp mentioned by Ivan Petroff in the 10th Census of 1880 as "Kukuak." It was called "Kok-wok-ha-mut," meaning "Kok-wok people," on a 1910 manuscript map by H. C. Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). F. H. Waskey, a local resident, reported in 1931 that the name "Kokwok" was nearer the Eskimo pronunciation than "Kakuak or "Kakwok." The population of the village was 104 in 1880; 45 in 1890. The village is now abandoned.
- 59.316666759° 19' 00.0"N-157.5500000157° 33' 00.0"W
- Ekwok 3.5 mi. NE
- New Stuyahok 12.6 mi. NE
- New Stuyarok (New Stuyahok) 13.8 mi. NE
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 30 m
- 573030137
- Updated Apr 19, 2020