Chekok
A historical populated place in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS description
on N shore of Iliamna Lake, 3 mi. NE of Chekok Point and 21 mi. E of Iliamna; Aleutian Range
GNIS historical note
Eskimo village, now abandoned, listed in the 1880 Census as "Chikak," with a population of 51.
Also recorded as
- Cheekok Village
- Chekok Village
- Chikak
- Chikak Village
- Chix Kaq'
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 1400190. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.
GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.
- Text Kari, James Dena’ina Topical Dictionary 2007-12-31 00:00:00
- Text Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Washington, DC: GPO, 1967. This work is an alphabetical list of the geographic names generally including feature descriptions and often name origin information that are now applied and have been applied to places and features in Alaska. GNIS Library.
- Text U.S. Board on Geographic Names Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions 2000-01-01 00:00:00 Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.