Miscellaneous Information
Although we found mention of Unimak during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Unimak was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
Various Identification Codes ...
Regional Codes ...
For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau has divided the country into four Regions. Unimak is located in Region #4 (the West Region).
In turn, the US Census Bureau has further divided each Region into Divisions. Unimak is located in Division #9 (the Pacific Division).
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has created ten Federal Regions. Unimak is located in Region X (Region 10).
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created ten Management Regions. Unimak is located in Region X (Region 10).
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 02/81070 (Place Name: Unimak)
County: Aleutians East (FIPS State/County: 02/013)
Class: U6
Identifies a populated place (ie- Unimak) that is wholly or substantially located outside the boundaries of any incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) that has an authoritative common name recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
GSA Code: 2724
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Unimak and then turned east". While Unimak could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Unimak as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Unimak could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
Since confusion between is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Alaska community named Unimak. |
