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Tigalda

Ghost town · Aleutians East County, Alaska

Unimak A-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1989, 1:63,360)
Unimak A-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1989, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tigalda is a ghost town in Aleutians East County, Alaska. It is one of 10 former communities in Aleutians East County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tigalda as a historical populated place on the Unimak A-4 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 54.1000° N, 165.0833° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleUnimak A-4 SE
Elevation414 ft
Nearest living townAkutan, AK
Distance to it27.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1896965
Coordinates54.10000, -165.08333

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What's there now

Tigalda is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Akutan, AK (population 737), about 27.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 414 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 Tigalda?

Tigalda is in Aleutians East County, Alaska, at 54.1000, -165.0833.

How many ghost towns are in Aleutians East County?

Aleutians East County, Alaska has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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