WayfarrowSituk Village
Ghost town · Yakutat County, Alaska
Situk Village is a ghost town in Yakutat County, Alaska. It is one of 2 former communities in Yakutat County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Situk Village as a historical populated place on the Yakutat B-5 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 59.4458° N, 139.5681° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Yakutat B-5 NE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 ft |
| Nearest living town | Yakutat, AK |
| Distance to it | 8.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1896672 |
| Coordinates | 59.44583, -139.56806 |
What's there now
Situk Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yakutat, AK (population 506), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Gonahoghost town · Yakutat County · 41.5 mi
Questions
Where is Situk Village?
Situk Village is in Yakutat County, Alaska, at 59.4458, -139.5681.
How many ghost towns are in Yakutat County?
Yakutat County, Alaska has 2 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.