WayfarrowSavonoski
Ghost town · Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska
Savonoski 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 Savonoski as a historical populated place on the Mount Katmai C-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 58.5333° N, 155.3167° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Mount Katmai C-4 SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 54 ft |
| Nearest living town | King Salmon, AK |
| Distance to it | 45.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1896525 |
| Coordinates | 58.53333, -155.31667 |
What's there now
Savonoski is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is King Salmon, AK (population 354), about 45.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 54 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Nauklakghost town · Lake and Peninsula County · 14.3 mi
- Katmaighost town · Kodiak Island County · 38.1 mi
Questions
Where is Savonoski?
Savonoski is in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, at 58.5333, -155.3167.
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.