Treadwell (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Juneau Borough. The primary coordinates for Treadwell (historical) places it within the AK 99824 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Treadwell (historical) |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Populated Place |
Class: | Populated Place |
Description: | population 13 (1940), on NE coast of Douglas I., on Gastineau Channel, 1.2 mi. |
History: | Named for John Treadwell, 1842-1927, one of the early miners in the Juneau area. He arrived in Juneau in 1881 and mined in the Gold Creek area. Later the same year he organized the Treadwell Gold Mining Co. In 1889 he sold his interests and left Alaska. Treadwell was a company town founded in 1881, incorporated in 1901, and disincorporated in 1912. The town had a population of and continued to decline as mining operations gradually stopped (DeArmond, 1957, p. 44-45). |
Borough: | Juneau Borough |
Latitude: | 58.2644462585 |
Longitude: | -134.367218018 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Treadwell (historical): Treadwell (historical).
Douglas, AK
(1.4 miles NW) Thane, AK (1.4 miles E) West Juneau, AK (3.1 miles NW) Starr Hill, AK (3.1 miles NNW) Vanderbilt Hill, AK (7.2 miles NW) |
Lemon Creek, AK
(8.1 miles NW) Mendenhall Valley, AK (11.4 miles NW) Mendenhaven, AK (11.4 miles NW) Auke Bay, AK (13.4 miles NW) Fairhaven, AK (14.5 miles WNW) |