Sitka Borough, Alaska Genealogy

Guide to Sitka 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 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.

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

Neighboring Boroughs

 * Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska - north, northeast
 * Petersburg Census Area, Alaska - southeast

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 ($)

Public Records

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

Family History Centers

 * Juneau Alaska Family History Center
 * Ketchikan Alaska Family History Center
 * Petersburg Alaska Family History Center
 * Sitka Alaska Family History Center
 * Wrangell Alaska Family History Center

Societies

 * Sitka Historical Society and Museum 330 Harbor Drive Sitka, Alaska 99835 (907) 738-3766 E-mail: [mailto:halspackman@sitkahistory.org halspackman@sitkahistory.org] Website

Vital Records

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

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this borough. Alaska GenWeb Project, Sitka Borough, Alaska.
 * The has some records for Sitka, Alaska.
 * Sitka Borough, Alaska Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Genealogy Trails