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Chekok

Ghost town · Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska

Iliamna D-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360)
Iliamna D-4 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chekok is a ghost town in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska. It is one of 9 former communities in Lake and Peninsula County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chekok as a historical populated place on the Iliamna D-4 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 59.8056° N, 154.3242° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIliamna D-4 SW
Elevation60 ft
Nearest living townPedro Bay, AK
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID1400190
Coordinates59.80556, -154.32417

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What's there now

Chekok is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pedro Bay, AK (population 14), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 60 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 Chekok?

Chekok is in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, at 59.8056, -154.3242.

How many ghost towns are in Lake and Peninsula County?

Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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