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 southeastern part of the state.

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.

Neighboring Boroughs

 * Juneau

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 borough:

Military

 * 1898-1934 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1884-1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1900-1972 - at FamilySearch — index

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