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Yakchilak

Ghost town · Bethel (CA) County, Alaska

Baird Inlet B-2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360)
Baird Inlet B-2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yakchilak 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 Yakchilak as a historical populated place on the Baird Inlet B-2 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 60.3000° N, 162.4500° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBaird Inlet B-2 SE
Elevation13 ft
Nearest living townTuntutuliak, AK
Distance to it10.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1897365
Coordinates60.30000, -162.45000

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What's there now

Yakchilak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tuntutuliak, AK (population 616), about 10.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 13 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 Yakchilak?

Yakchilak is in Bethel (CA) County, Alaska, at 60.3000, -162.4500.

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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