Dolomi
A historical populated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) 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
site of mining village, at head of Dolomi Bay, 0.8 mi. N of Port Johnson, on SE coast of Prince of Wales I. Alex. Arch.
GNIS historical note
Former mining camp established in the late 1890's and named "Dolomite" because of the predominence of dolomite rock in the area. The name was later shortened to "Dolomi." In 1906 it had a population of 50. The Dolomi post office was established in 1900 and was discontinued in 1926 (Ricks, 1965, p. 17).
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 1421504. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.
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- Map U.S. Geological Survey 1981-12-31 00:00:00 Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981) Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.