Alaska Gazetteer
Old Bettles (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Old Bettles (historical) places it within the 99726 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Old Bettles (historical) |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Populated Place |
| Class: | Populated Place |
| Description: | Located on the west bank of the Koyukuk River, 1.6 km (1 mi) downstream (SW) of its junction with the John River, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) east-northeast of Lookout Mountain, Kanuti Flats. |
| History: | Named for Gordon C. Bettles, printer, prospector, and trader who established the trading post and community in 1898 (Kitchener, 1954, p. 156). A post office was established in 1901 and continued intermittently until 1956 (Ricks, 1965, p.7). Following World War II, the residents gradually relocated five miles further east, near the site of a newly-constructed airstrip; this area was incorporated as the City of Bettles in 1985. The last inhabitants of Old Bettles moved out in 1997. |
| Borough: | Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough |
| Latitude: | 66.9069442749 |
| Longitude: | -151.683059692 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Old Bettles (historical): Old Bettles (historical).
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Bettles, AK
(4.5 miles E) |
Evansville, AK
(4.9 miles ENE) |
