Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska Genealogy

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

Description
The Borough was named for the Bristol Bay. The Borough has Naknek as its seat and the Borough was created October 2, 1962. The Borough is located in the southwestern part of the state.

Borough Courthouse
Bristol Bay Borough 1 Main St Naknek, AK 99633 Phone: 907-246-4224 Bristol Bay 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

 * See also 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

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 ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; 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

 * Kodiak Alaska FamilySearch Center

Societies
Bristol Bay Historical Society Mile 1 Alaska Peninsula Hwy Naknek, AK 99633 Phone: 907-246-6873 Email: [mailto:BristolBayMuseum@gmail.com BristolBayMuseum@gmail.com] Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb Archives
 * Bristol Bay Borough and Dillingham Census Area, Alaska GenWeb Project.
 * Bristol Bay Borough Trails to the Past
 * Bristol Bay AK Linkpendium
 * 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.