Haines Borough, Alaska Genealogy

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

Description
The Borough seat is Haines and the Borough was created 29 August 1968. The Borough is located in the southeast area of the state.

Neighboring Boroughs

 * Juneau



Boundary Changes
29 August 1968: Formed as a third-class borough.

1970: Annexed 420 miles to the south and merged with Fort Chilkoot.

17 October 2002: The borough merged with the City of Haines to form home-rule borough.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this borough.

Family History Centers

 * Haines Alaska Family History Center

Vital Records

 * 1816-1959 at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

 * Haines Borough Trails to the Past
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * Haines Borough Alaska GenWeb Project