Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Genealogy

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

Description
The Borough has Ketchikan as its seat and the Borough was created September 6, 1963. The Borough is located in the southeastern part of the state.

Borough Courthouse
Ketchikan Gateway Borough Courthouse 415 Main Street, Rm 400 Ketchikan, AK 99901 Phone: 907-225-3195 Ketchikan Gateway 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

 * See also 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
Spanish-American War
 * 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 ($)

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

 * Ketchikan Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Petersburg Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Sitka Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Wrangell Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Bulkley Valley Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Libraries
Historic Ketchikan P. O. Box 23364 Ketchikan, AK 99901 Phone: 907-225-5515 Email: [mailto:info@historicketchikan.org info@historicketchikan.org] Website

Websites

 * Ketchikan Gateway Borough AKGenWeb
 * Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK Linkpendium
 * Genealogy Search at CountyOffice.org
 * 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.