WayfarrowBinajoaksmiut
Ghost town · Bethel (CA) County, Alaska
Binajoaksmiut 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 Binajoaksmiut as a historical populated place on the Cape Mendenhall D-5 SE 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 59.8503° N, 166.5058° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Cape Mendenhall D-5 SE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 32 ft |
| Nearest living town | Mekoryuk, AK |
| Distance to it | 36.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1399039 |
| Coordinates | 59.85028, -166.50583 |
What's there now
Binajoaksmiut is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mekoryuk, AK (population 290), about 36.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 32 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Kwikghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 15.1 mi
- Ingrimiutghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 31.1 mi
- Kootghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 42.4 mi
Questions
Where is Binajoaksmiut?
Binajoaksmiut is in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska, at 59.8503, -166.5058.
How many ghost towns are in Bethel (CA) County?
Bethel (CA) County, Alaska has 45 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.