Welcome to Alaska ...
Alaska is located in Kewaunee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alaska, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
When the people of Alaska refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Alaskan<2>
Alaska is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Alaska lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Alaska: 920 & 274<4>
Communities Also Named Alaska ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Alaska: This one is located in Kewaunee County and the other is located in Waukesha County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 10 communities that are also named Alaska - they are located in Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alaska.
Communities near Alaska ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alaska.
- Algoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Kewaunee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Luxemburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Gregorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Euren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Ellisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Krok
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Rosiere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alaska. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alaska.
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 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alaska.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alaska. See our Newspapers Page for Alaska.
Adding Alaska to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alaska 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 Alaska was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Alaska in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alaska.
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 Kewaunee County: www.kewauneeco.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Kewaunee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alaska - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Alaska area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Alaska area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |