City of Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States

Overview of Wasilla

• Name:
  Wasilla
• Official Name:
  City of Wasilla
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  population 112, in Matanuska Valley, mi. 159.8 on the Alaska RR., between Lucille Lake and Wasilla Lake, 11 mi. SW of Palmer, Cook Inlet Low.
• History (GNIS):
  Name of a station on The Alaska Railroad that came into being about 1916. A post office was established here in 1917 (Ricks, 1965, p. 70). The village derived its name from nearby Wasilla Creek.
• Surveys:
  Seward Meridian
  

  Range 1 East
  

  Townships: 17 North

  Range 1 West
  

  Townships: 17 North, 18 North

  Range 2 West
  

  Townships: 17 North
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:61.581388961° 34' 53.0"N

  Longitude:-149.4394444149° 26' 22.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Tanaina 3.2 mi. N
  • Meadow Lakes 6.1 mi. NW
  • Cottonwood 6.2 mi. SW
  • Gateway 6.6 mi. E
  • Matanuska 7.4 mi. E
  • Eklutna (Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality) 8.9 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Wasilla Aurora 0.8 mi. N
  • Sacred Heart Catholic 2.1 mi. S
  • Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church (Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality) 8.7 mi. S
  • Palmer Pioneer (Palmer) 11.5 mi. E
  • Valley Memory Garden 13.2 mi. E
• Population:
  8,521
• Elevation:
  104 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  526513349
• Updated Apr 24, 2020