History of Karluk

Native name reported in 1805 by Captain Lisianski (1814, p. 186), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Carlook" and as "Karloock" (map p. 169). The Russian American Company in 1849 reported a village at or near this location called "Kunakakhvak." The Karluk post office was established here in 1892 (Ricks, 1965, p. 31).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Karluk

Karluk Anchorage, Northeast Harbor, Tanglefoot Bay,

Cape Karluk, Cape Uyak,

Sturgeon Head,

Karluk Lagoon Dam, Old Karluk Dam,

Grant Lagoon, Karluk Lagoon,

Karluk River, Sturgeon River,

Shasta Creek,

Karluk,