WayfarrowTaapkuk
Ghost town · Northwest Arctic County, Alaska
Taapkuk is a ghost town in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska. It is one of 10 former communities in Northwest Arctic County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Taapkuk as a historical populated place on the Kotzebue C-4 SE 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 66.5500° N, 163.6000° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Kotzebue C-4 SE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 0 ft |
| Nearest living town | Kotzebue, AK |
| Distance to it | 37.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1896869 |
| Coordinates | 66.55000, -163.60000 |
What's there now
Taapkuk is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kotzebue, AK (population 3,046), about 37.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ulezaraghost town · Northwest Arctic County · 35.2 mi
- Aniyakghost town · Northwest Arctic County · 36.7 mi
- Talikootghost town · Northwest Arctic County · 41.3 mi
Questions
Where is Taapkuk?
Taapkuk is in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska, at 66.5500, -163.6000.
How many ghost towns are in Northwest Arctic County?
Northwest Arctic County, Alaska has 10 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.