Information About

Chatham

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 30' 55.001" N,
134 ° 56' 37" W

Region

Sitka

Nearest City

Angoon

Chatham in Detail.

About

population 4, on W shore of Sitkoh Bay, on Chichagof I., 22 mi. SE of Tenakee Springs, Alex. Arch.

History

Cannery village named for Chatham Strait, established about 1905. The Chatham post office was established in 1906; discontinued in 1963 (Ricks, 1965, p. 10).

Topo Maps

Sitka C-3 (1948), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka (1951), Sitka C-3 (1951), Sitka C-3 (1951), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka (1952), Sitka C-3 (1997), Sitka C-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Chatham

Cities:

Sitkoh,

Archipelagos:

Eva Islands,

Bars:

Coleman Reef, Midway Reef, Morris Reef, Plover Rock,

Bays:

Basket Bay, Echo Cove, Florence Bay, Hanus Bay, Kelp Bay, Lindenberg Harbor, Little Basket Bay, Middle Arm Kelp Bay, Sitkoh Bay,

Capes:

Point Lull, Point Moses, Point Thatcher, Point Craven, Point Hanus, Point Hayes, Point Kennedy, False Lindenberg Head, Lindenberg Head, Peninsular Point, Portage Point,

Channels:

Portage Arm, Thatcher Channel,

Dams:

Corner Bay Dam, Kennel Creek Dam,

Islands:

Catherine Island, Crow Island, Dead Tree Island, Fairway Island, McClellan Rock, Svensen Rock, Traders Island, White Rock, Yellow Rock,

Lakes:

Lake Eva, Basket Lake, Kook Lake, Sitkoh Lake,

Streams:

Basket Creek, Corner Creek, Cutthroat Creek, Kook Creek, Sitkoh Creek,

Routes:

Lake Eva Trail, Sitkoh Lake Trail,

Cities:

Chatham, Todd,