Wayfarrow

Yes Bay

Ghost town · Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska

Ketchikan D-6 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:63,360)
Ketchikan D-6 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yes Bay is a ghost town in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska. It is one of 3 former communities in Ketchikan Gateway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yes Bay as a historical populated place on the Ketchikan D-6 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 55.9097° N, 131.8000° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKetchikan D-6 NE
Elevation0 ft
Nearest living townWrangell city and, AK
Distance to it20.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1877337
Coordinates55.90972, -131.80000

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Yes Bay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wrangell city and, AK (population 2,106), about 20.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Yes Bay?

Yes Bay is in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska, at 55.9097, -131.8000.

How many ghost towns are in Ketchikan Gateway County?

Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

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.