Tobona
A historical populated place in Kenai 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 the N shore of Cook Inlet at North Foreland, 2 mi. S of Tyonek, 14 mi SW of the mouth of the Beluga River.
GNIS historical note
Name of a former Tanaina Indian village, meaning "people of the beach". Reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1958.
Also recorded as
- Moquawkie
- Tyonek Town
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 1414146. 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 2000-01-01 00:00:00 Geographic Names Post Phase I Map Revisions Various editions U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps. New names or names changed and applied to USGS topographic maps revised or published since completion of Phase I data compilation (1976-1981).
- Text Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names 1967-12-31 00:00:00 Washington, DC: GPO 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.