WayfarrowKotil
Ghost town · Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska
Kotil is a ghost town in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 42 former communities in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kotil as a historical populated place on the Iditarod B-4 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 62.4500° N, 157.6167° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Iditarod B-4 NE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,069 ft |
| Nearest living town | Crooked Creek, AK |
| Distance to it | 47.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1895224 |
| Coordinates | 62.45000, -157.61667 |
What's there now
Kotil is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crooked Creek, AK (population 18), about 47.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,069 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Iditarodghost town · Yukon-Koyukuk County · 16.6 mi
- Khadilotdenghost town · Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County · 16.9 mi
Questions
Where is Kotil?
Kotil is in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska, at 62.4500, -157.6167.
How many ghost towns are in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County?
Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska has 42 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.