Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Genealogy

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

Description
The Borough was named for Kenai Peninsula Borough. The Borough seat Soldotna and the Borough was created January 1, 1964. The Borough is located in the southern part of the state.

Borough Courthouse
Kenai Peninsula Borough Courthouse 144 N Binkley Soldotna, AK 99669 Phone: 907-262-4441 Kenai Peninsula Borough Website

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:

Census Records

 * Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this area - How to Use FS Places

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this borough - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1898-1934 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1884-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1900-1972 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($) - index

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1816-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1816-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1816-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Anchorage Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Cordova Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Homer Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Palmer Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Seward Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Soldotna Alaska FamilySearch Center

Societies
Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogy Society PO Box 4380 Kenai, AK 99611 Email: [mailto:totemtracers@hotmail.com totemtracers@hotmail.com] Website Resurrection Bay Historical Society 336 3rd Avenue Seward, AK Soldotna Historial Society 461 Centennial Park Road Soldotna, AK 99669 Phone: 907-262-3832 Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb Archives
 * Kenai Peninsula Borough AKGenWeb
 * Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * CountyOffice.org
 * Genealogy Trails
 * The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.