Ohagamiut was a Yup'ik village along the Kuskokwim River

Kuskokwim River

The Kuskokwim River or Kusko River is a river, long, in Southwest Alaska in the United States. It is the ninth largest river in the United States by average discharge volume at its mouth and seventeenth largest by basin drainage area.The river provides the principal drainage for an area of the...

 in the Bethel Census Area

Bethel Census Area, Alaska

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 of the southwestern part of the U.S. state

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 of Alaska

Alaska

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, located between Crow Village

Crow Village, Alaska

Crow Village is an unincorporated village on the Kuskokwim River in the U.S. state of Alaska. There are currently six residents. As of the 2010 census, it will become a Census Designated Place .- Geography :...

 and Kalskag

Upper Kalskag, Alaska

Upper Kalskag is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 230.-Geography:Upper Kalskag is located at ....

. It was abandoned in the 1940s as residents relocated to Kalskag, Aniak

Aniak, Alaska

Aniak is a city in the Bethel Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 572.-Geography: ....

, Bethel

Bethel, Alaska

Bethel is a city located near the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, west of Anchorage. Accessible only by air and river, Bethel is the main port on the Kuskokwim River and is an administrative and transportation hub for the 56 villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.Bethel is the largest...

 and other towns. Ohagamiut is sometimes confused with another Yup'ik village on the Yukon River

Yukon River

The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The source of the river is located in British Columbia, Canada. The next portion lies in, and gives its name to Yukon Territory. The lower half of the river lies in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is long and empties into...

 called Ohogamiut.

History

Ohagamiut has also been called Okhogamute. The first reference to the village comes from Russia

Russia

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n explorers who traveled down the Kuskokwim River in 1818. The first Roman Catholic mission

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 in western Alaska was established at Ohagamuit in 1892. The first census of Alaska completed in 1884 by Ivan Petrof

Ivan Petrof (explorer)

Ivan Petrof was a soldier, writer, and translator who for many years was regarded a a major authority on Alaska. According to historian Terrence Cole, Petrof "holds the distinction of probably telling more lies about Alaska that were believed for more years than any other person in...

showed Okhogamute having a population of 130.