Bluff, also known as Agookauchuk (''Iġukuchiq'' in Iñupiaq), was a 20th-century

mining town A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry. Historic mining communities Australia * Ballarat, Victoria * Bendigo, ...

in Nome Census Area, Alaska. It was built at the mouth of Daniels Creek on the north shore of Norton Sound on the Seward Peninsula in the summer of 1900, as a result of the

Nome Gold Rush The Nome Gold Rush was a gold rush in Nome, Alaska, approximately 1899–1909.. It is separated from other gold rushes by the ease with which gold could be obtained. Much of the gold was lying in the beach sand of the landing place and could b ...

. The town was located southeast of Nome. The settlement was served by a post office for eighteen years, from 1901 to 1919.

Demographics

Bluff appeared once on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It has not appeared since. A few buildings are still extant at the townsite.

References

Mining communities in Alaska Unincorporated communities in Nome Census Area, Alaska {{NomeAK-geo-stub