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Communities of Alaska & Their Histories

Towns that have been written about (some currently have only one sentence) are in bold lettering.  Since there are so many, I've created a hyper-table to the first letters of the community names.  Simply click on the letter of the borough, city or village you're interested in.  Not all the material that I have has been developed for online yet, however I'll add it as time progresses.  Regional histories of Alaska will be found in the Geography section of this site; as yet to still be built.

I haven't been able to find histories for all the communities of Alaska, but am working on it.  If you can provide the history of one or more, please contact me.  Corrections and additions to any already in place will also be gratefully accepted.

Additions to this page will be so noted on the What's New? page.

 

 

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Histories of the Towns and Townships of Alaska
(towns whose histories are narrated to date will have emboldened links)

A

F

L

Q

Adak Fairbanks Lake & Peninsula Borough Quinhagak
Afognak Fairbanks North Star Borough Lake Louise

R

Akhiok False Pass Lake Minchumina Rampart
Akiachak Farm Loop Lakes Red Devil
Akiak Ferry Larsen Bay Red Dog Mine
Akutan Fishhook Lazy Mountain Ridgeway
Alakanuk Flat Levelock Rowan Bay
Alatna Fort Greeley Lignite Ruby
Alcan Border Fort Richardson Lime Village Russian Mission
Aleknagik Fort Wainwright Little Diomede

S

Aleneva Fort Wrangel Livengood Saint George
Aleutians East Borough Fort Yukon Lowell Point Saint George Island
Aleutians West Borough Fortuna Ledge Lower Kalskag Saint Mary's
Alexander Creek Four Mile Road Lutak Saint Michael
Allakaket Fox

M

Saint Paul
Alpine Fox River Manley Hot Springs Salcha
Ambler Fritz Creek Manokotak Salmatof
Amchitka Funny River Marshall Sand Point
Anaktuvuk Pass

G

Mary's Igloo Savoonga
Anchor Point Gakona Matanuska-Susitna Borough Saxman
Anchorage Galena McCarthy Scammon Bay
Anderson Gambell McGrath Seaside
Andreafsky Game Creek McKinley Park Selawik
Angoon Gateway Meadow lakes Seldovia
Aniak Georgetown Mekoryuk Seldovia Village
Anvik Girdwood Mendeltna Seward
Arctic Village Glacier View Mentasta Shageluk
Atka Glennallen Metlakatla Shaktoolik
Atmautluak Golovin Meyers Chuck Sheldon Point
Atqasuk Goodnews Bay Miller Landing Shemya Station
Attu Station Grayling Minto Shishmaref
Auke Bay Gulkana Moose Creek Shungnak

B

Gustavus Moose Pass Silver Springs
Badger H Mosquito Lake Sitka
Barrow Haines Mountain Village Sitka Borough
Bear Creek Haines Borough Mud Bay Skagway
Beaver Halibut Cove

N

Skwentna
Belkofski Hamilton Naknek Slana
Beluga Happy Valley Nanwalek Sleetmute
Bethel Harding-Birch Lakes Napaimute Soldotna
Bethel Census Area Healy Napakiak Solomon
Bettles Healy Lake Napaskiak South Naknek
Bettles Field Helen Mine Naukati Bay Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Big Delta Hobart Bay Nelchina Stebbins
Big Lake Hollis Nelson Lagoon Steese
Bill Moore's Slough Holy Cross Nenana Sterling
Birch Creek Homer New Allakaket Stevens Village
Border Hoonah New Stuyahok Stony River
Brevig Mission Hooper Bay Newhalen Sunrise
Bristol Bay Borough Hope Newtok Susitna
Browerville Houston Nightmute Sutton-Alpine
Buckland Hughes Nikiski

T

Buffalo Soapstone Huslia Nikolaevsk Takotna
Butte Hydaburg Nikolai Talkeetna

C

Hyder Nikolski Tanacross
Cantwell

I

Ninilchik Tanaina
Cape York Iditarod Noatak Tanana
Central Igiugig Nome Tatitlek
Chalkyitsik Ignaluk Nome Census Area Tazlina
Chase Iliamna Nondalton Telida
Chefornak Inalik Noorvik Teller
Chenega Bay Independence Mine North Pole Tenakee Springs
Chevak Indian North Slope Borough Tetlin
Chickaloon

J

Northway Thom's Place
Chicken Jakolof Bay Northway Junction Thorne Bay
Chignik Juneau Northway Village Three Saints Bay
Chignik Lagoon Juneau Borough Northwest Arctic Borough Togiak
Chignik Lake

K

Nuiqsut Tok
Chiniak Kachemak Nulato Toksook Bay
Chisana Kaguyak Nulavik Tolsona
Chistochina Kake Nunam Iqua Tonsina
Chitina Kaktovik Nunapitchuk Trapper Creek
Chuahtbaluk Kalifornsky O Tuluksak
Chuloonawick Kalskag Ohogamiut Tuntutuliak
Circle Kaltag Old Harbor Tununak
Clam Gulch Kanatak Oscarville Twin Hills
Clark's Point Karluk Ohogamiut Two Rivers
Clear Kasaan Oscarville Tyonek
Coffman Cove Kasigluk Ouzinkie

U

Cohoe Kasilof

P

Uganik
Cold Bay Kenai Paimuit Ugashik
Coldfoot Kenai Peninsula Borough Palmer Umkumiute
College Kennecott Pauloff Harbor Unalakleet
Cooper Landing Kenny Lake Paxson Unalaska
Copper Center Ketchikan Pedro Bay Unga
Copperville Ketchikan Gateway Borough Pelican Upper Kalskag
Cordova Kiana Perryville

V

Council King Cove Petersburg Valdez
Covenant Life King Island Petersville Valdez-Cordova Census Area
Craig King Salmon Pilot Point Venetie
Crooked Creek Kipnuk Pilot Station

W

Crown Point Kivalina Pitka's Point Wade Hampton Census Area
Cube Cove Klawock Platinum Wainwright

D

Klukwan Pleasant Valley Wales
Deadhorse Knik River Point Baker Ward Cove
Deering Knik-Fairview Point Hope Wasilla
Delta Junction Kobuk Point Lay Whale Pass
Deltana Kodiak Point MacKenzie White Mountain
Denali Borough Kodiak Island Borough Polk Inlet Whitestone Logging Camp
Diamond Ridge Kodiak Station Pope-Vannoy Landing Whittier
Dillingham Kokhanok Port Alexander Willow
Dillingham Census Area Koliganek Port Alice Willow Creek
Diomede Kongiganak Port Alsworth Wiseman
Dot Lake Kotlik Port Clarence Women's Bay
Dot Lake Village Kotzebue Port Graham Woody Island
Douglas Koyuk Port Heiden Wrangell
Dry Creek Koyukuk Port Lions Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area
Dutch Harbor Krusenstern Island Port Protection

Y

Dyea Kupreanof Port William Yakutat

E

Kwethluk Portage Creek Yukutat Borough
Eagle Kwigillingok Pribilof Islands Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Eagle River-Chugiak   Primrose  
Eagle Village   Prince of Wales  
Edna Bay   Prudhoe Bay  
Eek      
Egegik      
Eielson AFB      
Eklutna      
Ekuk      
Ekwok      
Elfin Cove      
Elim      
Elmendorf AFB      
Emmonak      
Ester      
Ester Gold Camp      
Evansville      
Excursion Inlet      
Eyak