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Sparks

Ghost town · Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska

Goodnews Bay A-1 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:63,360)
Goodnews Bay A-1 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sparks is a ghost town in Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 17 former communities in Dillingham (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sparks as a historical populated place on the Goodnews Bay A-1 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 59.0303° N, 159.1536° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGoodnews Bay A-1 SE
Elevation9 ft
Nearest living townDillingham, AK
Distance to it22.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1409988
Coordinates59.03028, -159.15361

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What's there now

Sparks is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dillingham, AK (population 2,084), about 22.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9 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 Sparks?

Sparks is in Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska, at 59.0303, -159.1536.

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

Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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