Chisana

Ghost town · Copper River County, Alaska

Nabesna A-3 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chisana is a ghost town in Copper River County, Alaska, recorded as human settlement in Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States of America. It is one of 11 former communities in Copper River County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chisana as a historical populated place on the Nabesna A-3 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 62.1531° N, 142.1569° W.

Key facts

Peak population	0
Last recorded population	0
USGS quadrangle	Nabesna A-3 NE
Elevation	3,361 ft
Nearest living town	Alcan Border, AK
Distance to it	48.9 miles
GNIS feature ID	1400322
Coordinates	62.15306, -142.15694

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What's there now

Chisana is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alcan Border, AK (population 5), about 48.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,361 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Southern and eastern sides of the post office in Chisana in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The post office is part of the Chisana H · Jet Lowe / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

Nearby places

Horsefeld
ghost town · Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County · 34.3 mi

Questions

Where is Chisana?

Chisana is in Copper River County, Alaska, at 62.1531, -142.1569.

How many ghost towns are in Copper River County?

Copper River County, Alaska has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
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.