Alaska, United States Genealogy
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Guide to Alaska ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Alaska Information[edit | edit source]
Alaska became the forty-ninth state of the United States on 3 January 1959. It was the Territory of Alaska before being admitted to the Union. It is the largest state in the Union and is in the northwest of the Americas above Canada. The capital of Alaska is Juneau. There are 19 organized and 1 unorganized boroughs.[1]
Getting Started[edit | edit source]
Getting Started with Alaska ResearchLinks to articles on getting started with Alaska research. |
Alaska Research ToolsLinks to articles and websites that assist in Alaska research.
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Alaska Clickable Map[edit | edit source]
Many genealogy records are kept on the county level in the United States. Click on a borough below to go to the borough Wiki article listing more information.
Boroughs and Census Areas[edit | edit source]
The U.S. state of Alaska is divided into boroughs. Many of the more densely populated parts of the state are part of Alaska's nineteen boroughs, which function somewhat similarly to counties in other states. Boroughs do not cover the entire land area of the state. The area not part of any borough is referred to as the Unorganized Borough.
The Unorganized Borough has been divided into 13 census areas, each roughly corresponding to an election district. However, these areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation. They have no government of their own. Boroughs and census areas are both treated as county-level equivalents by the Census Bureau.[2]
For individuals living in the Unorganized Borough, search for records on the state-level and at surrounding boroughs, if applicable.
Boroughs and Municipalities[edit | edit source]
Census Areas in the Unorganized Borough, Alaska[edit | edit source]
Extinct or Renamed Boroughs and Census Areas:
FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
- Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
- Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
- Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
- FamilySearch Center locator map
- 1816-1959 Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959 at FamilySearch — index and images
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1899-2012 United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1913-1958 Alaska, Pioneer Home discharge index, 1913-1958 at FamilySearch — index
- Cyndi's List - Alaska genealogy sites on the internet
- AlaskaWeb - Alaska Trails to the Past
- Alaska Genealogy Trails - collection of transcribed data for the state of Alaska
- Access Genealogy – Genealogy guide for Alaska
- Alaska Genealogy History Guide – Genealogy Guide for Alaska
- Alaska Genealogy - extensive directory of Alaska genealogy records
- Alaska Research Outline – Original FamilySearch Library research outline; contains many out-of-date links
- Anchorage Genealogical Society quarterly Anchorage, Alaska : Anchorage Genealogical Society, 1990- FS Library 979.83/A1 C45a
State Archives[edit | edit source]
Alaska State Archives[edit | edit source]
Searchable Indexes.
PO Box 110571
Juneau, AK 99811-0571
395 Whittier Street
Juneau, AK 99801
Telephone: (907) 465-2270
E-mail
National Archives, Seattle[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Alaska" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska (accessed 1 Nov 2016).
- ↑ Census areas in the Unorganized Borough