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Ghost town · Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska
Tohnokalong 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 Tohnokalong as a historical populated place on the Ruby D-3 NW 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 64.9500° N, 154.4333° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Ruby D-3 NW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 166 ft |
| Nearest living town | Ruby, AK |
| Distance to it | 35 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1896996 |
| Coordinates | 64.95000, -154.43333 |
What's there now
Tohnokalong is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ruby, AK (population 180), about 35 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 166 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Soonkakatghost town · Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County · 7.2 mi
Questions
Where is Tohnokalong?
Tohnokalong is in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska, at 64.9500, -154.4333.
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.