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Ghost town · Copper River County, Alaska
Liebigstag is a ghost town in Copper River County, Alaska. It is one of 11 former communities in Copper River County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Liebigstag as a historical populated place on the Valdez D-5 NW 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 61.9500° N, 145.7500° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Valdez D-5 NW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,178 ft |
| Nearest living town | Tazlina, AK |
| Distance to it | 12.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1895404 |
| Coordinates | 61.95000, -145.75000 |
What's there now
Liebigstag is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tazlina, AK (population 377), about 12.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,178 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Belcaroghost town · Copper River County · 19.5 mi
- Matanuskaghost town · Copper River County · 31.3 mi
- Tacomaghost town · Copper River County · 40.4 mi
- Tiekelghost town · Copper River County · 45.5 mi
- Nelchinaghost town · Matanuska-Susitna County · 46.7 mi
Questions
Where is Liebigstag?
Liebigstag is in Copper River County, Alaska, at 61.9500, -145.7500.
How many ghost towns are in Copper River County?
Copper River County, Alaska has 11 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.