Poorman, Alaska
Unincorporated community in the state of Alaska, United States
Unincorporated community in Alaska, United States
64°5′58″N 155°32′38″W / 64.09944°N 155.54389°W / 64.09944; -155.54389Poorman is an unincorporated community in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, in the Kilbuck-Kuskokwin Mountains. It lies along the left bank of Poorman Creek on an unpaved road 44 miles (71 km) south of the city of Ruby on the Yukon River.[2] Its elevation is 502 feet (153 m). Founded as a gold mining camp in 1913, Poorman possessed a post office from 1915 to 1932. The community's name (given for the nearby Poorman Creek) was officially decided by the Board on Geographic Names in 1944.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Poorman, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 6.
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Municipalities and communities of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States
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