History of John River

Locally named about 1898 for John Bremner who joined Lieutenant Allen on the Copper River in 1885 and went as far as the Koyukuk with him. Bremner prospected the John River area in 1886 and 1887, and was killed by Koyukuk Indians near Dolmikaket while descending the Koyukuk River that year. The stream came to be known as "Old Johns River" or "Johns River" by prospectors. These names replaced the name "Fickett River," given in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 101), who also wrote the Koyukuk Indian name as "Ascheeshna." In 1899, T. G. Gerdine, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), recorded the Indian name as "Totsenbetna."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near John River

Old Bettles, Soo City,

Bettles,

Moore Island,

Goose Slough, Hawzerah Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Ninemile Lake, Pitchuk Lake,

Birch Hill, Lookout Mountain,

Ninemile Hills,

John River, Malamute Fork, Wild River,

Death Valley Creek, Fickett Creek, Jack Creek, Jane Creek, Mud Creek, Ninemile Creek, Timber Creek,

Evansville,