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Welcome to Klukwan ...

Klukwan is located in the Alaskan Pan Handle.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Klukwan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Klukwan is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

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

Area Code for Klukwan: 907

Communities near Klukwan ...

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

  • Covenant Life
    (5 miles [8 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 southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilkoot
  • Dyea ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyea
  • Haines
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Chilkoot ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • White Pass
    (30 miles [48.3 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:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pass

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klukwan ...

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

Adding Klukwan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Klukwan 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 Klukwan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Klukwan post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klukwan.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Klukwan - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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