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Alaska, Indiana
Unincorporated town
Alaska Christian Church
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Coordinates: 39°28′13″N 86°38′29″W / 39.47028°N 86.64139°W / 39.47028; -86.64139
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Morgan, Owen
Township	Ashland, Harrison
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47456
GNIS feature ID	430040

Alaska (also known as Sheasville) was an unincorporated town in Morgan and Owen counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Alaska in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. The community was probably named in commemoration of the purchase of the Territory of Alaska.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alaska, Indiana
2. "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...so it was in the news when the post office was named Alaska.
4. "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. July 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Martinsville
City	Martinsville
Towns	Bethany Brooklyn Monrovia Mooresville Morgantown Paragon
Townships	Adams Ashland Baker Brown Clay Green Gregg Harrison Jackson Jefferson Madison Monroe Ray Washington
CDPs	Browns Crossing Centerton Eminence Foxcliff Estates Painted Hills Waverly
Other communities	Alaska‡ Banta‡ Beech Grove Briarwood Bunker Hill Center Valley Chetwynd Cope Crown Center Exchange Five Points Gasburg Hall Hyndsdale Lake Hart Landersdale Lewisville‡ Little Point Mahalasville Miller Plano Shelburne Wakeland Whitaker Wilbur Wiser Wolff Woodcrest Young
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Owen County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Spencer
Towns	Gosport Spencer
Townships	Clay Franklin Harrison Jackson Jefferson Jennings Lafayette Marion Montgomery Morgan Taylor Washington Wayne
CDPs	Coal City Patricksburg
Other communities	Adel Alaska‡ Arney Atkinsonville Beamer Braysville Carp Cataract Cuba Cunot Daggett Denmark Devore Farmers Freedom Freeman Hancock Corner Hickory Corner Hubbell Jordan Lewisville‡ Marion Mills New Hope Pottersville Quincy Romona Silex Smithville Southport Stockton Vandalia Vilas Whitehall
Ghost town	Wallace Junction
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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