Anchorage Municipality, Alaska Genealogy

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Alaska

Anchorage Municipality

Guide to Anchorage Municipality, Alaska ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Alaska Online Genealogy Records

Municipality Facts Municipality seat: Anchorage Organized: January 1, 1964 Parent Borough & Census Areas: City of Anchorage, City of Girdwood, City of Glen Alps Neighboring Boroughs Kenai Peninsula Borough • Matanuska-Susitna Borough • Valdez-Cordova Census Area See Area Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption This page is available for adoption

Municipality Information

Description

The Anchorage Municipality was named for the anchorage at the mouth of Ship Creek. The Anchorage Municipality Government Body is Anchorage Assembly and it was created January 1, 1964. It is located in the southern part of the state. The Municipality of Anchorage is a consolidated city-borough with unified home rule. It is the northernmost city in the United States with more than 100,000 residents and the largest community in North America north of the 60th parallel.

Municipality Courthouse

Municipality of Anchorage Courthouse
825 W 4th Ave
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Phone: 907-264-0514
Municipality of Anchorage Courthouse

Anchorage Municipality, Alaska Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the borough, municipality, and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land*	Probate	Census
1913	1890	1913
*Statewide registration of births and deaths started 1913. General compliance by 1930

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

Parent Location(s): Merged with the City of Anchorage along with cities of Girdwood and Glen Alps to form Municipality of Anchorage as the result of an election, on 15 September 1975.

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this municipality:

Cities
Anchorage
Unincorporated communities
Chugiak
Ghost towns
Kern	Portage

Resources

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Anchorage Municipality, Alaska online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	BillionGraves Find a Grave USGW Tombstone Transcription Project Interment.net AKGenWeb
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	FamilySearch Catalog WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Find a Grave FamilySearch Places
See Alaska Cemeteries for more information

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	1,856	—
1930	2,277	22.7%
1940	3,495	53.5%
1950	11,254	222.0%
1960	44,397	294.5%
1970	48,081	8.3%
1980	174,431	262.8%
1990	226,338	29.8%
2000	260,283	15.0%
2010	291,826	12.1%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

• See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain records of members, such as: age, baptism, christening, or birth; marriage, maiden name; death date. For denominations and more information, see Alaska Church Records.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this area - How to Use FS Places
  

Court Records

• 1910-1932 Alaska, Anchorage Fee Book(*); Alaska. State Archives (Juneau) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1956-1959 Alaska, Anchorage, Court Records(*); Alaska (Territory). Justice Court (3rd Division : Anchorage Precinct) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Directories

• 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
  

Funeral Homes

Anchorage Funeral Home & Crematory in Anchorage Cremation Society of Alaska in Anchorage Janssen Funeral Homes in Anchorage Kehl's Legacy Funeral Homes & Cremation Services in Anchorage

Land and Property Records

The first general land office was established at Sitka, Alaska in 1885. Records of subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, are filed at the office of the district recorder in each judicial district. The FamilySearch Library has not acquired copies of Alaskan land records.

• 1893-1915 Alaska, Turnagain Mining Records(*); Alaska. State Archives (Juneau) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1893-1965 Alaska, Skagway Municipal Records(*); Alaska. State Archives (Juneau) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1905-1921 Alaska, Anchorage, Knik Mining Records(*); Alaska. Department of Natural Resources. Recorder's Office at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1906-1975 Alaska, U.S., Deed and Tract Books at Ancestry; index & images ($)
• 1911-1921 Alaska, Anchorage, General Records(*); Alaska. State Archives (Juneau) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• Alaska, Anchorage Unidentified Index(*); Alaska. State Archives (Juneau) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Anchorage area. Local histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see Alaska History.

Maps and Gazetteers

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Military Records

• 1898-1934 Alaska, State Archives (Juneau), Military Service Discharge Records, 1898-1934 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

World War II

• 1940-1945 Alaska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Naturalization and Citizenship

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

• 1884-1991 Alaska Naturalization Records, 1884-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1900-1972 Alaska, State Archives (Juneau), Naturalization Records, 1900-1972 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Newspapers

Local newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.

• 1800s-Current Alaska, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
• 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 1891-1989 Anchorage Dispatch News - full-text issues in Google News Archive; covers 1891-1989
• Alaska Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites. Includes Anchorage newspapers.

Probate Records

Probate records of Alaska were kept by the district courts prior to statehood. The superior court now has jurisdiction over probate matters. They are available at the archives and offices mentioned in Alaska Probate Records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1884-1959 Alaska Probate Records Index, 1884 to 1959 (Downloadable) About 17,000 probate cases

• 1900-1974 Alaska, Anchorage, Probate Records(*); Alaska (Territory). Probate Court (3rd Division : Anchorage) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded by officials on registers, certificates, and documents. The Bureau of Vital Statistics has records of birth (1913-), death (1913-), and marriages (1890's-), although many vital records before 1930 were not registered. They have divorce records since 1950. For more information and how to find earlier records, see Alaska Vital Records.

Birth

• 1816-1964 Alaska Vital Records at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1816-2005 Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1917-1971 Alaska, Tanana Precinct, Birth, Marriage and Death Records(*); Alaska. State Archives (Juneau) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1934-1942 Alaska, Anchorage, Attestments of Births(*); Alaska (Territory). Department of Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Marriage

• 1816-1964 Alaska Vital Records at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1816-2005 Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1917-1971 Alaska, Tanana Precinct, Birth, Marriage and Death Records(*); Alaska. State Archives (Juneau) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Death

• 1816-1964 Alaska Vital Records at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1816-2005 Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1900-1959 Alaska, Anchorage, Coroner's Records(*); Alaska. State Archives (Juneau) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1917-1971 Alaska, Tanana Precinct, Birth, Marriage and Death Records(*); Alaska. State Archives (Juneau) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Anchorage area. For state-wide facilities, see Alaska Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers

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• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Anchorage Alaska FamilySearch Center
• Palmer Alaska FamilySearch Center
• Soldotna Alaska FamilySearch Center

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Anchorage area. For state-wide library facilities, see Alaska Archives and Libraries.

Societies

Listed below are societies in Anchorage area. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Alaska Societies.

Chugiak Eagle River Historical Society
18606 Old Glenn Highway
Anchorage, AK 99567
Phone: 907-688-4706
Website
Facebook

Websites

• Anchorage Municipality Trails to the Past
• Linkpendium
• USGenWeb Archives
• Anchorage Municipality AKGenWeb
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