Thane, Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States

Overview of Thane

• Name:
  Thane
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Juneau, City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  On the E shore of Gastineau Channel, 4 mi. SE of Juneau and 6 mi. NW of Point Salisbury, Coast Mts.
• History (GNIS):
  Named in 1914 for Bartlett L. Thane, 1878-1927, general manager of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Co. which had its mill here. Bartlett Thane was born in California and went to Alaska in 1897. The name "Sheep Creek," which was the original miners' name for the town, was published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1901 Coast Pilot but was later changed to "Thane" by Board on Geographic Names (BGN). The town was founded in 1881 as a result of mining operations in the vicinity. Since World War II the population has steadily declined with the curtailment of mining activities. It is now a residential area (DeArmond, 1957, p43-44).
• Surveys:
  Township 41 South, Range 68 East, Copper River Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:58.264166758° 15' 51.0"N

  Longitude:-134.3302778134° 19' 49.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Douglas 2.4 mi. W
  • Starr Hill 3.9 mi. NW
  • Juneau 4.2 mi. NW
  • West Juneau 4.2 mi. NW
  • Vanderbilt Hill 8.1 mi. NW
  • Lemon Creek 8.9 mi. NW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Douglas Indian 2.8 mi. NW
  • Eagles 3.1 mi. NW
  • Catholic 3.1 mi. NW
  • Evergreen 4.4 mi. NW
  • Kuteha Indian Burial Grounds 6.5 mi. SE
  • Alaskan Memorial Park 12.7 mi. NW
• Elevation:
  43 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  271838346
• Updated Apr 24, 2020