Welcome to Alaska ...

So far, we found very little information about Alaska. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Alaska to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Alaska - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Alaska, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Alaska , we believe that it would have been located within present day Union County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alaska, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

Time Zone: The area where Alaska was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Alaska was located: 641

Communities Also Named Alaska ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Alaska - they are located in Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Adding Alaska to Our Gazetteer ...

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alaska.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 Alaska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/