McCarthy, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States
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- McCarthy
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- at mouth of McCarthy Creek, near Kennicott Glacier, 12 mi. NE of the junction of the Nizina and Chitina Rivers, Wrangell Mts.
- Mining camp named for the stream established about 1908 with a population of 127 in 1920; 115 in 1930; and 49 in 1939. The McCarthy post office operated from 1912 to 1943. See Kennicott.
- 61.433333361° 25' 60.0"N-142.9216667142° 55' 18.0"W
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 42
- 427 m
- 222657040
- Updated Apr 19, 2020