Eyak
A historical populated place in Chugach 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
along Copper River Highway, 5.5 mi. SE of Cordova, Malaspina Coastal Plain.
GNIS historical note
Former Eskimo village reported in 1869 as "Hyacks" by Major General W. E. Halleck, USA. It was listed by Ivan Petroff in the 1880 Census as "Ihiak." The population was 94 in 1890; 222 in 1900. In 1899 Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), reported it as a cannery called "Odiak" with a population of 273 (Hodge, 1907, p. 448).
Also recorded as
- Eyack
- Eyuk
- Ighiak
- Igya'aq
- Ikhiak
- Odiak
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 1805281. 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 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.
- Website Alaska Native Language Archive www.uaf.edu/anla 2011-12-31 00:00:00
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.