Tolageak
A historical populated place in North Slope 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 Eskimo village, on Ksaegaluk Lagoon, at S point of entrance to Utukok River, 24 mi. SW of Icy Cape, Arctic Plain.
GNIS historical note
Smith and Mertie (1930, (p. 103), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), noted that "there are a great number of abandoned sod huts and igloos that mark the site of what was once a native village of considerable size." The name was reported in 1965 to Orth to mean "landing place."
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 1411063. 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.