population 217, on Sarichef I., between Chukchi Sea and Shishmaref Inlet, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
Eskimo village named for the inlet. Shishmaref post office was established here in 1901. The village was probably founded about 1900 because of a fairly good harbor that served as a supply center for mining activity to the south.
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