Information About

Jack Wade

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Jack Wade on The Map

Location

64 ° 9' 15.001" N,
141 ° 27' 34.999" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Chicken

Elevation

2415 ft (736.09 m)

Jack Wade in Detail.

About

on Wade Creek, 46 mi. S of Eagle; Yukon-Tanana High.

History

mining camp named by miners for Jack Wade, prospector; reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine (in Prindle, 1905, pl. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). post office was established in 1901 and maintained until 1948 (Ricks, 1965, p. 29). 1940.