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Shiniak

Ghost town · Bethel (CA) County, Alaska

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

Shiniak is a ghost town in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 45 former communities in Bethel (CA) County on the federal names register. No county in Alaska has more among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shiniak as a historical populated place on the Goodnews Bay D-8 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 59.8000° N, 161.9500° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGoodnews Bay D-8 SW
Elevation10 ft
Nearest living townQuinhagak, AK
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1896601
Coordinates59.80000, -161.95000

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What's there now

Shiniak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Quinhagak, AK (population 1,302), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10 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 Shiniak?

Shiniak is in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska, at 59.8000, -161.9500.

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

Bethel (CA) County, Alaska has 45 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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