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Akmiut

Ghost town · Bethel (CA) County, Alaska

Sleetmute C-7 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:63,360)
Sleetmute C-7 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Akmiut is a ghost town in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 45 former communities in Bethel (CA) County on the federal names register. No county in Alaska has more among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Akmiut as a historical populated place on the Sleetmute C-7 SW topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 61.5167° N, 158.5833° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSleetmute C-7 SW
Elevation168 ft
Nearest living townChuathbaluk, AK
Distance to it22.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1893230
Coordinates61.51667, -158.58333

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What's there now

Akmiut is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chuathbaluk, AK (population 89), about 22.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 168 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Akmiut?

Akmiut is in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska, at 61.5167, -158.5833.

How many ghost towns are in Bethel (CA) County?

Bethel (CA) County, Alaska has 45 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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