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Loring

Ghost town · Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska

Ketchikan C-5 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:63,360)
Ketchikan C-5 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Loring is a ghost town in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska, recorded as human settlement in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Ketchikan Gateway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 4.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Loring as a historical populated place: 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 55.6025° N, 131.6360° W.

Key facts

Peak population4
Last recorded population0
Elevation35 ft
Nearest living townKetchikan, AK
Distance to it17 miles
Coordinates55.60250, -131.63600

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What's there now

Loring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ketchikan, AK (population 8,151), about 17 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 35 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 Loring?

Loring is in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska, at 55.6025, -131.6360.

How many ghost towns are in Ketchikan Gateway County?

Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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