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Kwik

Ghost town · Bethel (CA) County, Alaska

Bethel D-7 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360)
Bethel D-7 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kwik is a ghost town in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 45 former communities in Bethel (CA) County on the federal names register. No county in Alaska has more among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kwik as a historical populated place on the Bethel D-7 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 60.8500° N, 161.5833° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBethel D-7 SW
Elevation15 ft
Nearest living townKwethluk, AK
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1895295
Coordinates60.85000, -161.58333

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What's there now

Kwik is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kwethluk, AK (population 852), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 15 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 Kwik?

Kwik is in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska, at 60.8500, -161.5833.

How many ghost towns are in Bethel (CA) County?

Bethel (CA) County, Alaska has 45 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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