Chenik

Ghost town · Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska

Iliamna A-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chenik is a ghost town in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska. It is one of 13 former communities in Kenai Peninsula County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chenik as a historical populated place on the Iliamna A-4 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 59.2139° N, 154.1389° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangle	Iliamna A-4 NE
Elevation	14 ft
Nearest living town	Kokhanok, AK
Distance to it	25.4 miles
GNIS feature ID	1412751
Coordinates	59.21389, -154.13889

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What's there now

Chenik is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kokhanok, AK (population 91), about 25.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 14 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Kakhonak Bay
ghost town · Lake and Peninsula County · 24.9 mi
Napaimute
ghost town · Lake and Peninsula County · 29.8 mi
Hedlunds
ghost town · Lake and Peninsula County · 41.4 mi
Chekok
ghost town · Lake and Peninsula County · 41.4 mi
Kaguyak
ghost town · Kodiak Island County · 45.5 mi

Questions

Where is Chenik?

Chenik is in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska, at 59.2139, -154.1389.

How many ghost towns are in Kenai Peninsula County?

Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

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.