Ghost Towns in Alaska

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36 ghost towns

25% sit on public land · 16 with a free-licensed photo

1314720
  • BLM 1
  • National Forest 3
  • Other federal 1
  • State 4
  • Tribal 7
  • Private or unlisted 20
Illustration of a alaska landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Alaska's ghost towns.

The largest share, 20 of 36, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

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  • BLM 1
  • National Forest 3
  • Other federal 1
  • State 4
  • Tribal 7
  • Private or unlisted 20

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most searched in Alaska

All 36 by county

Aleutians East Borough 2

Aleutians West Census Area 3

Anchorage Municipality 2

Bethel Census Area 3

Dillingham Census Area 1

Fairbanks North Star Borough 2

Juneau City and Borough 1

Kenai Peninsula Borough 1

Ketchikan Gateway Borough 1

Kodiak Island Borough 2

Kusilvak Census Area 1

Lake and Peninsula Borough 1

Matanuska-Susitna Borough 2

Nome Census Area 6

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 1

Skagway Municipality 1

Valdez–Cordova Census Area 2

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 4

Other states