WayfarrowSumdum
Ghost town · Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska
Sumdum is a ghost town in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 6 former communities in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sumdum as a historical populated place on the Sumdum C-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 57.6722° N, 133.4842° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Sumdum C-5 NE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 32 ft |
| Nearest living town | Angoon, AK |
| Distance to it | 40.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1415067 |
| Coordinates | 57.67222, -133.48417 |
What's there now
Sumdum is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Angoon, AK (population 467), about 40.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 32 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Five Finger Islands Lightlighthouse · Petersburg County · 28.3 mi
- Hood Bayghost town · Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County · 39.4 mi
- Killisnooghost town · Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County · 42.6 mi
- Sikanasankianghost town · Juneau County · 45.6 mi
Questions
Where is Sumdum?
Sumdum is in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska, at 57.6722, -133.4842.
How many ghost towns are in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County?
Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska has 6 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.