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Welcome to Chilkat ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chilkat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Chilkat is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Chilkat lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Chilkat, you will leave Alaskan Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Chilkat: 907

Communities near Chilkat ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Chilkat.

  • Covenant Life
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covenant Life have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Life
  • Mosquito Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Lake
  • Lutak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutak
  • Chilkoot
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Haines
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Chilkoot ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyea ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Skagway
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Mud Bay
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Bay

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 Chilkat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chilkat.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chilkat ...

Looking for more information about Chilkat? 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 Chilkat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chilkat.

Adding Chilkat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chilkat 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 Chilkat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chilkat post office opened in 1890.

We also found Chilkat on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alaska (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chilkat.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chilkat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/