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Auke

Ghost town · Juneau County, Alaska

Juneau B-3 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:63,360)
Juneau B-3 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Auke is a ghost town in Juneau County, Alaska. It is one of 7 former communities in Juneau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Auke as a historical populated place on the Juneau B-3 NE 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 58.3750° N, 134.7250° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJuneau B-3 NE
Elevation8 ft
Nearest living townJuneau city and, AK
Distance to it19.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1893414
Coordinates58.37500, -134.72500

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What's there now

Auke is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Juneau city and, AK (population 31,969), about 19.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8 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 Auke?

Auke is in Juneau County, Alaska, at 58.3750, -134.7250.

How many ghost towns are in Juneau County?

Juneau County, Alaska has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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