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Tluhashaiyikan

Ghost town · Sitka County, Alaska

Sitka A-5 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:63,360)
Sitka A-5 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tluhashaiyikan is a ghost town in Sitka County, Alaska. It is one of 7 former communities in Sitka County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tluhashaiyikan as a historical populated place on the Sitka A-5 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 57.0530° N, 135.3442° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSitka A-5 SE
Elevation27 ft
Nearest living townSitka city and, AK
Distance to it9.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1896990
Coordinates57.05300, -135.34416

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What's there now

Tluhashaiyikan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sitka city and, AK (population 8,393), about 9.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 27 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 Tluhashaiyikan?

Tluhashaiyikan is in Sitka County, Alaska, at 57.0530, -135.3442.

How many ghost towns are in Sitka County?

Sitka County, Alaska has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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