WayfarrowTonka
Ghost town · Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska
Tonka is a ghost town in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 22 former communities in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tonka as a historical populated place on the Petersburg C-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 56.7242° N, 132.9544° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Petersburg C-3 NW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 ft |
| Nearest living town | Petersburg, AK |
| Distance to it | 3.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1415363 |
| Coordinates | 56.72417, -132.95444 |
What's there now
Tonka is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Petersburg, AK (population 3,346), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Hinauhans Villageghost town · Wrangell County · 31.7 mi
- Calderghost town · Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County · 42.7 mi
- Five Finger Islands Lightlighthouse · Petersburg County · 45.6 mi
- Lincoln Rock Lightlighthouse · Wrangell County · 47.2 mi
- Lake Bayghost town · Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County · 49 mi
Questions
Where is Tonka?
Tonka is in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska, at 56.7242, -132.9544.
How many ghost towns are in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County?
Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska has 22 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.