Alaska Gazetteer
Craig Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Sorry, no local resorces for this location!
| Feature Name: | Craig Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flows S to Valdez Creek, 70 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range. 3 miles long. |
| History: | "Local name obtained in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). changed to ""Craig Millar"" for a cannery owner (Alaska Sportsman, 1962, no. 12, p. 28). The present name was adopted in 1912 when a post office was established (Ricks, 1965, p. 15). On March 1, 1922, Craig was incorporated. In 1939, with a population of 231, Craig had a salmon cannery, a sawmill and a Customs Office serving as a port of clearance for vessels traveling from British Columbia to the United States (Colby, 1939, p. 145)." |
| Borough: | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Latitude: | 63.2099990845 |
| Longitude: | -147.26499939 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Craig Creek: Craig Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Craig Creek does not include property ownership information.
| Denali, AK (6.7 miles WSW) |
