Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Genealogy

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

Description
The Borough was named for Kodiak Island. The Borough seat Kodiak and the Borough was created September 24, 1963. The Borough is located in the southwestern part of the state.

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

Neighboring Boroughs

 * Kenai Peninsula
 * Lake and 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:

Military

 * 1898-1934 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1884-1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1900-1972 - at FamilySearch — index

Vital Records

 * 1816-1959 at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

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