Welcome to Funter ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Funter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Funter is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Code for Funter: 907

Communities near Funter ...

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

• Juneau
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juneau <2>
• Fairhaven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
• Auke Bay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auke Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auke Bay
• Dobson Landing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Landing
• Douglas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas has also been known as:
  • Aievak
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <2>
• Excursion Inlet
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excursion Inlet
• Hoonah
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoonah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoonah <2>
• Cube Cove
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cube Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cube Cove
• Whitestone Logging Camp
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitestone Logging Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone Logging Camp
• Freshwater Bay
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freshwater Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater 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 Funter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Funter.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Funter ...

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

Adding Funter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Funter post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Funter.