Eek
Eek
lies on the south bank of the Eek River, 12 miles east of the mouth of
the Kuskokwim River. It is 35 air miles south of Bethel in the
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and 420 miles west of Anchorage. It lies at
approximately 60° 13' N Latitude, 162° 01' W Longitude (Sec. 31, T002N,
R073W, Seward Meridian). The community is located in the Bethel
Recording District. The area encompasses 1 sq. miles of land and 0 sq.
miles of water.
The village was originally located on
the Apokok River, and moved to its present location in the 1930s.
Constant flooding and erosion forced a relocation. A BIA school and a
Moravian Church were constructed at the new site. A post office was
established in 1949.
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