Welcome to Alaska ...

Alaska is located in Kent County<1>.

The location of Alaska has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alaska, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

When the people of Alaska refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Alaskan<3>

Alaska is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Alaska lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Alaska is located in the (616) area code.

Communities Also Named Alaska ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Alaska - they are located in Indiana, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alaska.

Communities near Alaska ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alaska.

• Grand Rapids
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <5>
• Wyoming
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <5>
• Kentwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <5>
• Walker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <5>
• Grandville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
  • Grandville is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <5>
• East Grand Rapids
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <5>
• Hudsonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <5>
• Hastings
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <5>
• Wayland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <5>
• Lowell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alaska. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alaska.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alaska. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alaska.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alaska. See our Newspapers Page for Alaska.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alaska ...

Looking for more information about Alaska? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alaska, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alaska.

Adding Alaska to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alaska 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 Alaska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alaska post office opened in 1868.

We also found Alaska in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alaska.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alaska. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/