Kwigiumpainukamiut Ghost Town

Bethel Census Area, Alaska61.5686, -159.2260

Can you visit?

Tribal land

Chuathbaluk Anvsa · Ask the tribe first

Nearest town
101 miBethel, AK
Next ghost town
77 miIditarod
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Kwigiumpainukamiut is an abandoned town in Bethel Census Area, Alaska.

On the map

20 mi40 miKwigiumpainukamiut
  • Tribal

Star: Kwigiumpainukamiut. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Bethel, AK, about 101 miles southwest in a straight line.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Iditarod77 mi northeast
  2. Ohagamiut87 mi west

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Tribal land: Chuathbaluk Anvsa

This spot is inside Chuathbaluk Anvsa. Tribal nations set their own rules for visitors, and some parcels inside a reservation are privately owned, so contact the tribe before you go.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Facts

LocationBethel Census Area, Alaska
Coordinates61.56860, -159.22600
Also known asKwigiumpainukamiut, Alaska
SourcesWikidata Q3200851 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Kwigiumpainukamiut ghost town?

In Bethel Census Area, Alaska, at 61.5686, -159.2260. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Bethel, AK, about 101 miles southwest in a straight line.

Can you visit Kwigiumpainukamiut?

Tribal land. This spot is inside Chuathbaluk Anvsa. Tribal nations set their own rules for visitors, and some parcels inside a reservation are privately owned, so contact the tribe before you go.

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