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Chena

Ghost town · Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska

Fairbanks D-2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500)
Fairbanks D-2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chena is a ghost town in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska. It is one of 11 former communities in Fairbanks North Star County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chena as a historical populated place on the Fairbanks D-2 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 64.8000° N, 147.9333° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFairbanks D-2 SW
Elevation428 ft
Nearest living townChena Ridge, AK
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1893892
Coordinates64.80000, -147.93333

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What's there now

Chena is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chena Ridge, AK (population 5,927), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 428 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 Chena?

Chena is in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, at 64.8000, -147.9333.

How many ghost towns are in Fairbanks North Star County?

Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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