Burnt Paw

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · ALASKA

A historical populated place in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Burnt Paw
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Alaska
County: Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County
USGS Map: Coleen A-4 SE
Coordinates: 67.0261111, -142.5916667
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GNIS Feature ID: 1420724

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

site of an Indian village on right bank of Porcupine River, 8 mi. SE of Coleen Mtn., Porcupine Plateau

GNIS historical note

This was a Kutcha-kutchin Indian village.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1420724. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

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Map U.S. Geological Survey 1981-12-31 00:00:00 Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981) Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.