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Silver Bay

Ghost town · Sitka County, Alaska

Port Alexander D-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:63,360)
Port Alexander D-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silver Bay is a ghost town in Sitka County, Alaska. It is one of 7 former communities in Sitka County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silver Bay as a historical populated place on the Port Alexander D-4 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 56.9833° N, 135.1167° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePort Alexander D-4 NE
Elevation324 ft
Nearest living townSitka city and, AK
Distance to it17.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1896639
Coordinates56.98333, -135.11667

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What's there now

Silver Bay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sitka city and, AK (population 8,393), about 17.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 324 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 Silver Bay?

Silver Bay is in Sitka County, Alaska, at 56.9833, -135.1167.

How many ghost towns are in Sitka County?

Sitka County, Alaska has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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