Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Genealogy

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

Description
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Government Body Seat is Palmer and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough was created January 1, 1964. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is located in the southern part of the state.

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

Neighboring Boroughs

 * Anchorage
 * Denali
 * Kenai Peninsula

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

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 ($)

Family History Centers

 * Palmer Alaska Family History Center
 * Wasilla Alaska Family History Center

Societies

 * Palmer Historical Society 316 East Elmwood Avenue Palmer, Alaska, 99645 907-745-1935 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 county. Alaska GenWeb Project, Matanuska-Susitna Borough..
 * Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Genealogy Search (CountyOffice.org)