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Cheching

Ghost town · Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska

Baird Inlet A-6 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360)
Baird Inlet A-6 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cheching is a ghost town in Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 17 former communities in Dillingham (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cheching as a historical populated place on the Baird Inlet A-6 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 60.0667° N, 164.2167° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBaird Inlet A-6 SW
Elevation9 ft
Nearest living townChefornak, AK
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID1805279
Coordinates60.06667, -164.21667

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What's there now

Cheching is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chefornak, AK (population 530), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9 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 Cheching?

Cheching is in Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska, at 60.0667, -164.2167.

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

Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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