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Ghost town · Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska
Nauklak 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 Nauklak as a historical populated place on the Mount Katmai C-3 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 58.5833° N, 154.9333° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Mount Katmai C-3 SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 159 ft |
| Nearest living town | Kokhanok, AK |
| Distance to it | 57.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1895840 |
| Coordinates | 58.58333, -154.93333 |
What's there now
Nauklak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kokhanok, AK (population 91), about 57.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 159 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Savonoskighost town · Lake and Peninsula County · 14.3 mi
- Kaguyakghost town · Kodiak Island County · 37.3 mi
- Katmaighost town · Kodiak Island County · 38.1 mi
Questions
Where is Nauklak?
Nauklak is in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, at 58.5833, -154.9333.
How many ghost towns are in Lake and Peninsula County?
Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska has 9 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.