Alaska Gazetteer
Sawmill Cove is a physical feature (bay) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Sawmill Cove places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Sawmill Cove |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | at mouth of Sawmill Creek, 4 mi. E of Sitka, on W coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. |
| History: | "Named by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883 Coast Pilot. So named because ""in this vicinity a saw-mill was erected by missionaries to supply material for building purposes."" It was also called ""Ham Cove"" by Sheldon Jackson for J. M. Ham who contributed funds for the erection of the sawmill in 1882." |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.0466651917 |
| Longitude: | -135.225006104 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sawmill Cove: Sawmill Cove.
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 Sawmill Cove does not include property ownership information.
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Baranof, AK
(15.1 miles ENE) |
Goddard, AK
(15.7 miles SSW) |
