Record

About Mary's Igloo

Mary's Igloo is an abandoned village located in the Nome Census Area of the Unorganized Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska, now used as a fish camp. Many former residents and their descendants currently live in nearby Teller or the next largest community, Nome.
From Wikipedia, "Mary's Igloo, Alaska", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Mary's Igloo, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Mary's Igloo is

USGS topographic map around Mary's Igloo — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

5 historic USGS maps cover Mary's Igloo

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1950 Teller A-1 sheet, 1:63,360 · GeoTIFF download
1950 Teller sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1951 Teller sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1957 Teller sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1958 Teller sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Sources

Wikipedia, "Mary's Igloo, Alaska": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q4814063.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).