WayfarrowTolageak
Ghost town · North Slope County, Alaska
Tolageak is a ghost town in North Slope County, Alaska. It is one of 18 former communities in North Slope County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tolageak as a historical populated place on the Wainwright A-6 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 70.0444° N, 162.4553° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Wainwright A-6 SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 ft |
| Nearest living town | Point Lay, AK |
| Distance to it | 23.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1411063 |
| Coordinates | 70.04444, -162.45528 |
What's there now
Tolageak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Point Lay, AK (population 288), about 23.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Naparuacheakghost town · North Slope County · 9.6 mi
- Kukpowrukghost town · North Slope County · 32.7 mi
- Naokokghost town · North Slope County · 41.4 mi
- Mitliktavikghost town · North Slope County · 50 mi
Questions
Where is Tolageak?
Tolageak is in North Slope County, Alaska, at 70.0444, -162.4553.
How many ghost towns are in North Slope County?
North Slope County, Alaska has 18 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.