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Hedlunds

Ghost town · Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska

Iliamna D-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360)
Iliamna D-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hedlunds is a ghost town in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska. It is one of 9 former communities in Lake and Peninsula County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hedlunds as a historical populated place on the Iliamna D-4 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 59.8000° N, 154.3833° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIliamna D-4 SW
Elevation56 ft
Nearest living townPedro Bay, AK
Distance to it9 miles
GNIS feature ID1894688
Coordinates59.80000, -154.38333

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What's there now

Hedlunds is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pedro Bay, AK (population 14), about 9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 56 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 Hedlunds?

Hedlunds is in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, at 59.8000, -154.3833.

How many ghost towns are in Lake and Peninsula County?

Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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