Oknagamut, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States
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- Oknagamut
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- on N bank of Kuskokwim River 1.8 mi. E of Kalskag and 18 mi. W of Aniak, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
- Former Eskimo village, meaning "people (village) on the other side of river;" reported as "Ukhagmyut," by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1842-44. In 1879 W. E. Nelson, U. S. Signal Service, recorded "Okhagamute." Ivan Petroff's 1880 Census report lists a population of 130. The spelling "Oknagamut" was established by US@C&GS in 1897 on the authority of Reverend J. H. Kilbuck, Moravian missionary.
- 61.558333361° 33' 30.0"N-160.0750000160° 04' 30.0"W
- Kalskag (Upper Kalskag) 7.7 mi. W
- Upper Kalskag 9.1 mi. W
- Lower Kalskag 9.9 mi. W
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 16 m
- 508915961
- Updated Apr 19, 2020