WayfarrowMarunich
Ghost town · Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska
Marunich is a ghost town in Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 25 former communities in Aleutians West (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marunich as a historical populated place on the Pribilof Islands 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 57.2139° N, 170.2889° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Pribilof Islands D-4 SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 ft |
| Nearest living town | St. Paul, AK |
| Distance to it | 2.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1895597 |
| Coordinates | 57.21389, -170.28889 |
What's there now
Marunich is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Paul, AK (population 362), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Questions
Where is Marunich?
Marunich is in Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska, at 57.2139, -170.2889.
How many ghost towns are in Aleutians West (CA) County?
Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska has 25 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.