Chatham, Alaska

{{Short description|Neighborhood of Sitka, Alaska}}

{{distinguish|Port Chatham, Alaska}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

Chatham is a neighborhood of Sitka, Alaska.{{cite gnis|1420994|Chatham|November 21, 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chatham,+Sitka,+AK/@57.5152991,-134.9611206,2845m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x540403ea6832b4db:0xbf8c20f48689e9fc!8m2!3d57.5152778!4d-134.9436111 | title=Chatham, Alaska | work=Google Maps | accessdate=October 24, 2020}} Even though it is within the cities boundaries, Chatham is not actually located within the town itself.{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sitka,+AK/@57.5837654,-135.5274361,90864m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x540466836f7563b9:0x2541da489fc81c74!8m2!3d57.0530556!4d-135.33 | title=Sitka, Alaska | work=Google Maps | accessdate=October 24, 2020}} It was named for the Chatham Strait. Established in 1905, it was originally a cannery village.{{Cite web|title=GNIS Detail - Chatham|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1420994,Chatham|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=geonames.usgs.gov}}