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Tuklak

Ghost town · Bethel (CA) County, Alaska

Russian Mission B-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360)
Russian Mission B-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tuklak is a ghost town in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 45 former communities in Bethel (CA) County on the federal names register. No county in Alaska has more among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tuklak as a historical populated place on the Russian Mission B-4 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 61.4833° N, 160.4500° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRussian Mission B-4 NW
Elevation52 ft
Nearest living townLower Kalskag, AK
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1897072
Coordinates61.48333, -160.45000

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What's there now

Tuklak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lower Kalskag, AK (population 234), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 52 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 Tuklak?

Tuklak is in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska, at 61.4833, -160.4500.

How many ghost towns are in Bethel (CA) County?

Bethel (CA) County, Alaska has 45 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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