Welcome to Tyee ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Tyee is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Code for Tyee: 907

Communities Also Named Tyee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Tyee - they are located in British Columbia, Oregon and Washington.

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

Communities near Tyee ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Tyee.

• Kake
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kake <2>
• Rowan Bay
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Bay
• Sitka
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sitka <2>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyee ...

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

Adding Tyee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tyee 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 Tyee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

X2X - From that list, the Tyee post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alaska: https://alaska.gov/