What the record shows
The federal survey describes the site: on left bank of Kuskokwim River, 14 mi. SW of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
"Eskimo village, now abandoned, listed by Ivan Petroff in the 10th Census in 1880 with a population of 81. Petroff received his information from E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service, who was there in January 1879 and who spelled the name ""Lemavigamute,"" meaning ""Lomavik people."" In 1890 the village population was 53, of whom 29 were Eskimos."
Lomavikappears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.
Before you visit
Unverified sites may sit on private land, and coordinates from historical records can be imprecise. Verify land status and access before traveling. Take photographs, leave nails — removing artifacts from federal land is a crime.
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From the field
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