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Mitrofania

Ghost town · Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska

Stepovak Bay D-3 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:63,360)
Stepovak Bay D-3 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mitrofania is a ghost town in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska. It is one of 9 former communities in Lake and Peninsula County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mitrofania as a historical populated place on the Stepovak Bay D-3 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 55.9822° N, 158.7106° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStepovak Bay D-3 NE
Elevation0 ft
Nearest living townPerryville, AK
Distance to it17.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1406454
Coordinates55.98222, -158.71056

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What's there now

Mitrofania is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Perryville, AK (population 95), about 17.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Mitrofania?

Mitrofania is in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, at 55.9822, -158.7106.

How many ghost towns are in Lake and Peninsula County?

Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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