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Ghost town · Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska
Tlushashakian is a ghost town in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 6 former communities in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tlushashakian as a historical populated place on the Mount Fairweather A-2 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 58.2167° N, 136.6500° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Mount Fairweather A-2 NW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 ft |
| Nearest living town | Elfin Cove, AK |
| Distance to it | 15.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1896991 |
| Coordinates | 58.21667, -136.65000 |
What's there now
Tlushashakian is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Elfin Cove, AK (population 13), about 15.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Cape Spencer Lightlighthouse · Hoonah-Angoon County · 1.4 mi
- Kunax̱sa.aanghost town · Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County · 39.1 mi
Questions
Where is Tlushashakian?
Tlushashakian is in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska, at 58.2167, -136.6500.
How many ghost towns are in Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County?
Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska has 6 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 2026-11-05.