Information About

Napaskiak

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 42' 29.002" N,
161 ° 45' 58" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Napaskiak in Detail.

About

On left bank of Kuskokwim River at mouth of Napaiskak Slough, 6 mi. S of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Eskimo village shown on an 1867 USC & GS map as "Napasiak" located on the right bank of the Kuskokwim River. In the 1880 Census Ivan Petroff lists "Napaskiagamute" with a population of 196. In 1890 "Napasheagamiut" contained 97 persons; in 1939, 67, and in 1950, 121. The present spelling of the name was first used in 1898 by J. H. Kilbuck, Moravian missionary. In 1956 the village had a Russian Orthodox church, school and about 30 dwellings (Oswalt, 1963, map and p. 11). Napaskiak was incorporated as a city on October 12, 1971.

Topo Maps

Bethel (1950), Bethel (1950), Bethel (1950), Bethel C-8 (1954), Bethel C-8 (1954), Bethel (1980), Bethel (1980), Bethel (1980), Bethel (1980), Bethel C-8 NE (2017),
Places Near Napaskiak
Cities:

Kwik,

Capes:

Graveyard Point,

Cities:

Bethel, Napakiak, Napaskiak,

Lakes:

Arthur Dall Lake, Eek Lake, Hangar Lake,

Rivers:

Church Slough, Gweek River, Tupuknuk Slough,

Streams:

Napaskiak Slough, Steamboat Slough,

Streams:

Browns Slough, Tubungaluk Creek,

Cities:

Kepangalook, Oscarville,