Skagway Municipality, Alaska Genealogy

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

Description
Skagway Municipality was formed from the Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area on June 5, 2007. The Borough's name refers to rough seas in the Taiya Inlet that are caused by strong north winds. Located in the southeastern part of the state, the borough's seat is Skagway.

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

Neighboring Boroughs

 * Haines Borough
 * British Columbia (Canada)

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 municipality:

Church
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 ($)

Vital Records

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Haines Alaska FamilySearch Center

Websites

 * USGenWeb Archives. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this area.
 * Skagway Borough and Hoonah-Angoon Census Areas AKGenWeb.
 * Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Genealogy Search at CountyOffice.org
 * The has some records for Skagway, Alaska.