WayfarrowTiq'atl'ena
Ghost town · Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska
Tiq'atl'ena is a ghost town in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska. It is one of 8 former communities in Matanuska-Susitna County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tiq'atl'ena as a historical populated place on the Talkeetna A-3 SW 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 62.0172° N, 151.4136° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Talkeetna A-3 SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 193 ft |
| Nearest living town | Skwentna, AK |
| Distance to it | 11.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2663237 |
| Coordinates | 62.01722, -151.41361 |
What's there now
Tiq'atl'ena is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Skwentna, AK (population 73), about 11.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 193 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- McDougalghost town · Matanuska-Susitna County · 19.2 mi
- Krotoghost town · Matanuska-Susitna County · 42.4 mi
- Tanltuntghost town · Matanuska-Susitna County · 49.2 mi
- Tuqen Kaq'ghost town · Matanuska-Susitna County · 49.5 mi
Questions
Where is Tiq'atl'ena?
Tiq'atl'ena is in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska, at 62.0172, -151.4136.
How many ghost towns are in Matanuska-Susitna County?
Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska has 8 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.