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History · Kep'el

Half of Kep'el’s homes were built after 1984

Most of Kep'el was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: 2 old photos and papers and maps from 1945 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
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What stands out about Kep'el’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kep'el’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Kep'el, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kep'el yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Kepel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within the Yurok reservation in Humboldt County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kep'el had a population of 76. Kep'el is located in the northwestern part of the state.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Kep'el, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1920s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1920s2 items
Yurok Geography (Waterman) map 161920Yurok Geography (Waterman) map 16MapYurok Geography (Waterman) map 171920Yurok Geography (Waterman) map 17Map
1930s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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On the map

Kep'el on the map, 1945 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Kep'el. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Kep'el on the 1945 USGS mapKep'el on the 1952 USGS mapKep'el on the 1982 USGS mapKep'el on the 1997 USGS map1945Tectah Creek sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Kep'el.

Famous people

Famous people close to Kep'el

Nobody well known was born in Kep'el itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Naomi LangAmerican ice dancer · b. 1978
Brisa RochéAmerican singer, composer, and songwriter · b. 1976
Garth IorgAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1954
Nate QuarryAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1972
Willi UnsoeldAmerican mountaineer · b. 1926
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Howard B. KeckAmerican businessman · b. 1913

Questions about Kep'el’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.