Juneau Borough, Alaska Genealogy

Guide to Juneau Borough, Alaska ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Alaska Online Genealogy Records

Description
The Borough was named for Joe Juneau. The Borough seat is Juneau and it was created on July 1, 1970. The Borough is located in the southeastern part of the state.

Boundary Changes
1970: The City of Juneau and City of Douglas were unified into the City and Borough of Juneau.

Record Loss
Jan 1898 Juneau, AK Courthouse fire

Neighboring Boroughs and Census Areas

 * British Columbia (Canada)
 * Haines Borough
 * Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
 * Petersburg Borough

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:

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Gazetteers

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

 * Haines Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Juneau Alaska FamilySearch Center

Societies
Gastineau Channel Historical Society Box 21264 Juneau, AK 99802 Phone: 907-586-5338 Email: [mailto:juneauhistory@gmail.com juneauhistory@gmail.com] Website Facebook Gastineau Genealogical Society PO Box 21264 9237 Gee Street Juneau, AK 99801 Phone: 907-723-2608 Email: [mailto:ggs@ggsalaska.org ggs@ggsalaska.org] Website

Vital Records

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

Websites

 * USGenWeb Archives. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this borough.
 * Juneau AKGenWeb Project.
 * Juneau Borough Trails to the Past
 * Linkpendium