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Ghost town · Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska
Star is a ghost town in Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 3 former communities in Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Star as a historical populated place on the Eagle D-1 NW 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 64.9333° N, 141.2833° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Eagle D-1 NW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 825 ft |
| Nearest living town | Eagle, AK |
| Distance to it | 10.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1896792 |
| Coordinates | 64.93333, -141.28333 |
What's there now
Star is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eagle, AK (population 94), about 10.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 825 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Dome Creekghost town · Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County · 37.6 mi
Questions
Where is Star?
Star is in Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska, at 64.9333, -141.2833.
How many ghost towns are in Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County?
Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
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 2026-11-06.