Kanloyak
A historical populated place in Bethel (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
Incomplete Record, Borough/Coordinates do not match. On Nelson I., 2 mi. SE of Nightmute and 100 mi. SW of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
GNIS historical note
Former Eskimo village reported in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). "There is presently (1949) no sign of former habitation."
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 1418769. 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.
- 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.