Mosquito Point, Aleknagik, Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States

Overview of Mosquito Point

• Name:
  Mosquito Point
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Aleknagik, Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Incomplete record. N of Aleknagik, at SE end of Lake aleknagik, 18 mi. N of Dillingham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
• History (GNIS):
  This was originally an Eskimo village called "I-gi-ahk", recorded on a 1910 manuscript map by H. C. Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). The local name "Mosquito Point" was reported in 1937 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and published by Mertie (1938, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In 1937 this village consisted of 40 white people. A territorial school was there. It is no longer permanently occupied.
• Surveys:
  Township 10 South, Range 55 West, Seward Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:59.283333359° 16' 60.0"N

  Longitude:-158.6166667158° 37' 00.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Aleknagik 0.7 mi. S
  • Anugnak 11.2 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Elevation:
  24 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  795213063
• Updated Apr 19, 2020