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Old Kealavik

Ghost town · Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska

Baird Inlet D-8 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360)
Baird Inlet D-8 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Kealavik is a ghost town in Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 22 former communities in Kusilvak (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Kealavik as a historical populated place on the Marshall A-8 SE 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 61.0000° N, 164.7500° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMarshall A-8 SE
Elevation5 ft
Nearest living townNewtok, AK
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1896045
Coordinates61.00000, -164.75000

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What's there now

Old Kealavik is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Newtok, AK (population 40), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5 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 Old Kealavik?

Old Kealavik is in Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska, at 61.0000, -164.7500.

How many ghost towns are in Kusilvak (CA) County?

Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska has 22 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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