Information About

Chickaloon

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 47' 44.999" N,
148 ° 28' 0.001" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

Ester

Elevation

420 ft (128.02 m)

Chickaloon in Detail.

About

on Chickaloon River, 26 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts.

History

Village, named for the Chickaloon River, was established about 1916 as terminus of the Matanuska Branch of The Alaska Railroad in this coal-rich region. The Chickaloon post office operated from 1918 to 1922 and 1931 to 1933 (Ricks, 1965, p. 11). Its population was 28 in 1930.