Sitka Borough, Alaska Genealogy

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

Description
The Borough was name means "People on the Outside of Baranof Island". The Borough has Sitka as its seat and the Borough was created September 24, 1963. The Borough is located in the southeastern part of the state.

Borough Courthouse
Sitka Borough Courthouse 304 Lake St Sitka, AK 99835 Phone: 907-747-3291 Sitka 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

Land and Property Records

 * 1913-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

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

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

 * Juneau Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Ketchikan Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Petersburg Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Sitka Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Wrangell Alaska FamilySearch Center

Societies

 * Sitka Historical Society and Museum 330 Harbor Drive Sitka, AK 99835 Phone: 907-738-3766 Email: [mailto:halspackman@sitkahistory.org halspackman@sitkahistory.org] Website

Websites

 * Sitka AK USGenWeb Archives
 * Sitka Borough, Alaska Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * 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.