Bering
Ghost town · Nome (CA) County, Alaska

Bering is a ghost town in Nome (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 41 former communities in Nome (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bering as a historical populated place on the Teller A-3 NW 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 65.2000° N, 166.4667° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Teller A-3 NW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 ft |
| Nearest living town | Teller, AK |
| Distance to it | 4.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1893600 |
| Coordinates | 65.20000, -166.46667 |
What's there now
Bering is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Teller, AK (population 309), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Shinnapagoghost town · Nome (CA) County · 10.4 mi
- Sullivanghost town · Nome (CA) County · 12.1 mi
- Tuksukghost town · Nome (CA) County · 12.3 mi
- Kalulekghost town · Nome (CA) County · 12.4 mi
- Kow-e-rokghost town · Nome (CA) County · 12.5 mi
- Kalulingmiutghost town · Nome (CA) County · 15.6 mi
- Kaviakghost town · Nome (CA) County · 28.3 mi
- Kauwerakghost town · Nome (CA) County · 35.4 mi
- Iglooghost town · Nome (CA) County · 40.9 mi
- Sinukghost town · Nome (CA) County · 42.5 mi
- Pilgrim Hot Springsghost town · Nome County · 45.5 mi
- Sunvallukghost town · Nome (CA) County · 45.5 mi
Questions
Where is Bering?
Bering is in Nome (CA) County, Alaska, at 65.2000, -166.4667.
How many ghost towns are in Nome (CA) County?
Nome (CA) County, Alaska has 41 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.