WayfarrowGonaho
Ghost town · Yakutat County, Alaska
Gonaho is a ghost town in Yakutat County, Alaska. It is one of 2 former communities in Yakutat County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gonaho as a historical populated place on the Yakutat A-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 59.1201° N, 138.5822° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Yakutat A-2 SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 25 ft |
| Nearest living town | Yakutat, AK |
| Distance to it | 47.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1894544 |
| Coordinates | 59.12013, -138.58218 |
What's there now
Gonaho is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yakutat, AK (population 506), about 47.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 25 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Situk Villageghost town · Yakutat County · 41.5 mi
Questions
Where is Gonaho?
Gonaho is in Yakutat County, Alaska, at 59.1201, -138.5822.
How many ghost towns are in Yakutat County?
Yakutat County, Alaska has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- 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.