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Guide to Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The census area was created in 1980 as part of Alaska's Unorganized Borough. It has no borough seat. The census area is located in the southwestern part of the state.

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 census area:

Census Records

 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this borough - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Spanish-American War
 * 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 ($)

Other Records
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Vital Records

 * 1816-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Dutch Harbor Alaska FamilySearch Center

Websites

 * Aleutian Islands GenWeb Project, part of the Alaska GenWeb Project.
 * Linkpendium
 * Genealogy Trails
 * 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.