Tonka
A historical populated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS description
6 mi. S of Petersburg, on SE coast of Kupreanof I., Alex. Arch.
GNIS historical note
This is the site of an abandoned cannery, established in 1901 (U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1901, addenda facing p. 9). It obtained a post office in 1902 which was discontinued in 1905 (Ricks, 1965, p. 66).
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 1415363. 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.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.