Bethel Census Area, Alaska Genealogy

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Description
The census area was created in 1980 as part of Alaska's Unorganized Borough. It has no borough seat. This census area is located in the southewestern part of the state.

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

Neighboring Boroughs and Census Areas

 * Dillingham Census Area
 * Kenai Peninsula Borough
 * Kusilvak Census Area
 * Lake and Peninsula Borough
 * Matanuska-Susitna Borough
 * Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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 census area:

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Maps

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

Military

 * 1898-1934 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1884-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1900-1972 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Anchorage Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Palmer Alaska FamilySearch Center

Vital Records

 * 1816-1959 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection

Websites

 * Bethel GenWeb Project, part of the Alaska GenWeb Project.
 * Lindpendium
 * Genealogy Trails
 * CountyOffice.org