Poorman is an
unincorporated community in the
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the
Unorganized Borough of the
U.S. state of
Alaska, in the
Kilbuck-Kuskokwin Mountains. It lies along the left bank of
Poorman Creek on an unpaved road 44 miles (71 km) south of the city of
Ruby on the
Yukon River.
[Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas '08.'' Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 6.] Its elevation is 502 feet (153 m). Founded as a
gold mining camp in 1913, Poorman possessed a
post office from 1915 to 1932. The community's name (given for the nearby Poorman Creek) was officially decided by the
Board on Geographic Names in 1944.
References
Unincorporated communities in Alaska
Unincorporated communities in Unorganized Borough, Alaska
Unincorporated communities in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
Ghost towns in Alaska
Ghost towns in the United States
Ghost towns in North America
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