Welcome to Dyea ...
So far, we found very little information about Dyea. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dyea to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dyea, please Contact Us.
Dyea was established in 1895.
Time Zone: The area where Dyea was located is in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Dyea and travel east, you will leave Alaskan Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Dyea would have been located in the (907) area code.
Communities near Dyea ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dyea.
- White Pass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pass
- Chilkoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilkoot
- Lutak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Haines
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines <4>
- Fraser
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Klukwan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Port Chilkoot ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chilkoot
- Chilkat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilkat
- Wells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Mud Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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 Dyea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dyea.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dyea. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Dyea.
Adding Dyea to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Dyea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Dyea post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dyea.
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 Dyea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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/ |