Nelsonville, Dillingham, Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States
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- Nelsonville
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- on right bank of Nushagak River, 3 mi. SW of Dillingham; Bristol Bay Low.
- 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.
- 59.006666759° 00' 24.0"N-158.5336111158° 32' 01.0"W
- Dillingham 3.5 mi. NE
- Nushagak 4.3 mi. S
- Wood River 5.4 mi. NE
- Anugnak 8.8 mi. N
- Clarks Point 11.2 mi. S
- Ekuk 14.1 mi. S
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 13 m
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- Updated Apr 19, 2020