WayfarrowBurnt Paw
Ghost town · Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska
Burnt Paw is a ghost town in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 42 former communities in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Burnt Paw as a historical populated place on the Coleen A-4 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 67.0261° N, 142.5917° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Coleen A-4 SE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 595 ft |
| Nearest living town | Chalkyitsik, AK |
| Distance to it | 41.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1420724 |
| Coordinates | 67.02611, -142.59167 |
What's there now
Burnt Paw is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chalkyitsik, AK (population 103), about 41.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 595 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Questions
Where is Burnt Paw?
Burnt Paw is in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska, at 67.0261, -142.5917.
How many ghost towns are in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County?
Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska has 42 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.