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Chinila

Ghost town · Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska

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

Chinila 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 Chinila as a historical populated place on the Kenai C-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 60.5351° N, 151.2678° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKenai C-4 SE
Elevation18 ft
Nearest living townKenai, AK
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1893922
Coordinates60.53505, -151.26781

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What's there now

Chinila is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kenai, AK (population 7,562), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 18 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 Chinila?

Chinila is in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska, at 60.5351, -151.2678.

How many ghost towns are in Kenai Peninsula County?

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

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