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Tzahavak

Ghost town · Bethel (CA) County, Alaska

Hagemeister Island C-6 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:63,360)
Hagemeister Island C-6 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tzahavak 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 Tzahavak as a historical populated place on the Hagemeister Island D-6 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 58.7500° N, 161.7500° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHagemeister Island D-6 SE
Elevation65 ft
Nearest living townPlatinum, AK
Distance to it14 miles
GNIS feature ID1897120
Coordinates58.75000, -161.75000

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What's there now

Tzahavak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Platinum, AK (population 25), about 14 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 65 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 Tzahavak?

Tzahavak is in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska, at 58.7500, -161.7500.

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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