Information About

Susitna

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 32' 37" N,
150 ° 30' 45" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Willow

Elevation

89 ft (27.13 m)

Susitna in Detail.

About

On the E bank of the Susitna River, 2 mi downstream from the mouth of the Yentna River, 30 mi. NW of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Petroff (1881, p. 40) listed the name "Sushetno" referring to a collection of 146 Kenai Indians "on and up the Sushetno River." The 1890 Census listed "Sushitna," population 142, and 27 houses. Swanton (1952, p. 538 and 539) referred to the village as Tanaina Indian. Susitna post office was established in 1906 and discontinued in 1943 (Ricks, 1965, p. 63).