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Fish Creek

Ghost town · Juneau County, Alaska

Juneau B-2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:63,360)
Juneau B-2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fish Creek is a ghost town in Juneau County, Alaska. It is one of 7 former communities in Juneau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fish Creek as a historical populated place on the Juneau B-2 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 58.3306° N, 134.5917° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJuneau B-2 SW
Elevation33 ft
Nearest living townJuneau city and, AK
Distance to it15.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1894357
Coordinates58.33056, -134.59167

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What's there now

Fish Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Juneau city and, AK (population 31,969), about 15.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 33 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 Fish Creek?

Fish Creek is in Juneau County, Alaska, at 58.3306, -134.5917.

How many ghost towns are in Juneau County?

Juneau County, Alaska has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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