The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Alaska and not the distance if you drove.^<3>.

Community	2016 ^<4> Population	Direction	Distance
Big Run [Map]	608	SE	18 miles [29 km]
Brockway [Map]	2,024	NE	15 miles [24.1 km]
Clarion [Map]	5,342	W	14 miles [22.5 km]
DuBois [Map]	7,543	E	17 miles [27.4 km]
Falls Creek [Map]	1,012	E	15 miles [24.1 km]
New Bethlehem [Map]	931	SW	17 miles [27.4 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Alaska.

Communities Also Named Alaska ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Alaska: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Northumberland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 10 communities that are also named Alaska - they are located in Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alaska. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alaska. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alaska.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Alaska:

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alaska ...

Looking for more information about Alaska? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alaska, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Tourism Map for Alaska.

Search for Local Businesses ...

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Alaska. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

Other Roadside Stops ...

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About Jefferson County

About Pennsylvania

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: www.state.pa.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Alaska refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Alaska may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. - Return to Citation
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alaska - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance from Alaska. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alaska) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alaska. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1776, Longitude: -79.0959 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Alaska have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). - Return to Citation
<4>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alaska. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Alaska.

Alaska, Pennsylvania (Jefferson County)

The location of Alaska

Welcome to Alaska ...

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