Valdez-Cordova 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 southeastern part of the state.

Neighboring Boroughs

 * Anchorage Municipality
 * Kenai Peninsula Borough
 * Matanuska-Susitna Borough
 * Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
 * Yakutat Borough
 * Yukon Territory (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 census area:

Census
Note: Split to form Chugach Census Area and Copper River Census Area, effective January 02, 2019.

FamilySearch Centers
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Cordova Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * 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
 * Cordova Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Haines Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Homer Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Palmer Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Seward Alaska FamilySearch Center
 * Soldotna Alaska FamilySearch Center

Websites

 * USGenWeb Archives. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this area.
 * Valdez-Cordova Alaska AKGenWeb
 * Lindpendium
 * Genealogy Trails