History of Misery Island

Local name reported in 1904 by H. C. Fassett, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF). This name is derived from the French name "Lemesurier" and has been "folk etymologized" to its present form.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Misery Island

Hadley,

Muffin Islands,

Lemly Rocks, Lyman Rock, McHenry Ledge,

Back Chuck, Dewey Anchorage, Forss Cove, Meyers Chuck, Mills Bay, Poor Man Bay, Tolstoi Bay, Union Bay, Vixen Harbor, Vixen Inlet, Windfall Harbor,

Adams Point, Eaton Point, Ernest Point, Figgins Point, Gull Point, Kasaan Peninsula, Kelp Point, Lemesurier Point, Lyman Point, Magnetic Point, Narrow Point, Niblack Point, Onslow Point, Sawmill Point, Thorne Head, Tolstoi Point, Union Point, Vixen Point,

Canoe Pass,

Kasaan,

Carlton Island, Center Island, Double Island, Eagle Island, Easterly Island, Mabel Island, Meyers Island, Misery Island, Onslow Island, Petersen Islands, Ship Island, Split Island, Stone Islands, Sunshine Island, Three Islands, Tolstoi Island, Westerly Island,

Bear Lake, Bugge Lake, Krogh Lake, Rainbow Lake,

Alarm Mine, Haida Mine, It Mine, Poor Man Mine,

Brownson Peak, Mount Burnett, Jacobs Mountain, Kasaan Mountain, South Mount, Tolstoi Mountain,

Lee Rock,

Black Bear Creek, Cannery Creek, Linkum Creek, Meyers Stream, Niblack Hollow, Poor Man Creek, Slide Creek,

Meyers Chuck,