Haines, Haines Borough, Alaska, United States

Overview of Haines

• Name:
  Haines
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Haines Borough, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  On W shore of Portage Cove, 26 km (16 mi) SW of Skagway; T 30, R 59 E, Cooper River Mar.
• History (GNIS):
  Named for the first secretary of the Committee of Home Missions, Mrs. Francine E. Haines; former incorporated City of Port Chilkoot merged with Haines in March 1970; named Haines in 1884 for Haines Mission, originally established in 1881 as Willard Mission by Presbyterian missionaries; earlier the place had been known as Dtehshuh (Indian village name meaning "end of the trail").
• Surveys:
  Township 30 South, Range 59 East, Copper River Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:59.228589059° 13' 42.9"N

  Longitude:-135.4441140135° 26' 38.8"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Port Chilkoot 0.2 mi. E
  • Tanani 2.9 mi. N
  • Mud Bay 5.3 mi. SE
  • Lutak 8.9 mi. NW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Haines 0.2 mi. N
• Population:
  2,154
• Elevation:
  11 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  874082675
• Updated Apr 24, 2020