Alaska Gazetteer
Porterfield Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Wrangell Borough. The primary coordinates for Porterfield Creek places it within the 99903 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Porterfield Creek |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | flows SW to Virginia Lake, 9 mi. E of Wrangell, Coast Mts. |
| History: | Named in 1914 by E. Lester Jones, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), for Lieutenant L.B. Porterfield, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatros in 1914. |
| Borough: | Wrangell Borough |
| Latitude: | 56.4758338928 |
| Longitude: | -132.148605347 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Porterfield Creek: Porterfield 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 Porterfield Creek does not include property ownership information.
| Thoms Place, AK (19 miles S) |
