Federated States of Micronesia Genealogy

Pacific Island Guide Federated States of Micronesia

Guide to Federated States of Micronesia ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Getting started with Micronesia research
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) includes four main island groups:


 * Pohnpei - formerly known as Ponape
 * Chuuk - formerly known as Truk Islands
 * Yap
 * Kosrae - formerly known as Kosaie

The Federated States of Micronesia are situated about three-fourths of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia.

The term Micronesia also can refer to a wider area of the Pacific which includes seven other separate island nations beyond the Federated States of Micronesia. For this wider area see Category:Micronesia, or for a map comparing the areas of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia click here.

Archives

 * National Archives Pacific Region (San Francisco) holding records of California (north &amp; central), Nevada (except Clark County), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall, Caroline, and Northern Mariana Islands, overseas Pacific naval bases, Asian-Pacific immigration, American Indians.

Research Tools



 * Marshals Digital Micronesia
 * Kindred Trails

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:


 * Micronesia, Pohnpei Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Micronesia, Pohnpei, Court Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Micornesia, Pohnpei, Land Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Featured Content

 * Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research

Did you know?
The only empire created in this island nation was started at Yap.