Ukuk
Ghost town · Bethel (CA) County, Alaska

Ukuk 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 Ukuk as a historical populated place on the Nunivak Island B-1 NE 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 60.5000° N, 165.0000° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Nunivak Island B-1 NE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 ft |
| Nearest living town | Toksook Bay, AK |
| Distance to it | 4.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1897148 |
| Coordinates | 60.50000, -165.00000 |
What's there now
Ukuk is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Toksook Bay, AK (population 999), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Kanloyakghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 9.7 mi
- Nvortulermiutghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 12.2 mi
- Aguikchukghost town · Bethel County · 19.3 mi
- Chakchakghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 25.8 mi
- Takechakghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 25.8 mi
- Unakakghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 28.5 mi
- Chichinakghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 34 mi
- Old Kealavikghost town · Kusilvak (CA) County · 35.6 mi
- Ingrimiutghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 38.9 mi
- Kootghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 39.3 mi
- Chechingghost town · Dillingham (CA) County · 40.2 mi
- Kinakghost town · Bethel (CA) County · 46.3 mi
Questions
Where is Ukuk?
Ukuk is in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska, at 60.5000, -165.0000.
How many ghost towns are in Bethel (CA) County?
Bethel (CA) County, Alaska has 45 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.