WayfarrowUnangashik
Ghost town · Aleutians East County, Alaska
Unangashik is a ghost town in Aleutians East County, Alaska. It is one of 10 former communities in Aleutians East County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Unangashik as a historical populated place on the Chignik D-3 SW 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 56.8333° N, 158.9500° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Chignik D-3 SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 ft |
| Nearest living town | Port Heiden, AK |
| Distance to it | 16.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1897161 |
| Coordinates | 56.83333, -158.95000 |
What's there now
Unangashik is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Port Heiden, AK (population 73), about 16.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Kaluiakghost town · Lake and Peninsula County · 39.2 mi
Questions
Where is Unangashik?
Unangashik is in Aleutians East County, Alaska, at 56.8333, -158.9500.
How many ghost towns are in Aleutians East County?
Aleutians East County, Alaska has 10 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.