WayfarrowTanakot
Ghost town · Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska
Tanakot is a ghost town in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 42 former communities in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tanakot as a historical populated place on the Unalakleet D-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 63.8667° N, 159.2000° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Unalakleet D-1 SE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 95 ft |
| Nearest living town | Kaltag, AK |
| Distance to it | 33.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1896898 |
| Coordinates | 63.86667, -159.20000 |
What's there now
Tanakot is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kaltag, AK (population 146), about 33.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 95 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
Questions
Where is Tanakot?
Tanakot is in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska, at 63.8667, -159.2000.
How many ghost towns are in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County?
Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska has 42 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.