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Tuniakpuk

Ghost town · Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska

Goodnews Bay B-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:63,360)
Goodnews Bay B-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tuniakpuk is a ghost town in Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 17 former communities in Dillingham (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tuniakpuk as a historical populated place on the Goodnews Bay B-4 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 59.3636° N, 160.1297° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGoodnews Bay B-4 SE
Elevation103 ft
Nearest living townTwin Hills, AK
Distance to it20.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1411317
Coordinates59.36361, -160.12972

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What's there now

Tuniakpuk is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Twin Hills, AK (population 68), about 20.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 103 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 Tuniakpuk?

Tuniakpuk is in Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska, at 59.3636, -160.1297.

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

Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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