Welcome to Afognak ...
So far, we found very little information about Afognak. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Afognak to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Afognak, please Contact Us.
The town of Afognak was located on Afognak Bay, which is on the southwest coast of Afognak Island.
The location of Afognak has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Afognak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Afognak is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Afognak was located is in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Afognak still existed, it would have been in the (907) area code.
Communities near Afognak ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Afognak.
- Port Lions
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Lions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Lions <4>
- Ouzinkie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouzinkie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouzinkie <4>
- Aleneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Port Wakefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wakefield
- Kodiak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodiak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodiak <4>
- Womens Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womens Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womens Bay
- Chiniak
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiniak
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiniak <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Afognak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Afognak.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Afognak. See our Newspapers Page for Afognak.
Adding Afognak to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Afognak in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Afognak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Afognak post office opened in 1888.
We also found Afognak on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alaska (1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Afognak.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Afognak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Afognak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |