Sitka Borough, Alaska Genealogy

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

Description
The Borough was name means "People on the Outside of Baranof Island". The Borough has Sitka as its seat and the Borough was created September 24, 1963. The Borough is located in the southeastern part of the state.

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

Neighboring Boroughs

 * Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska - north, northeast
 * Petersburg Census Area, Alaska - southeast

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
 * 1900-1972 - at FamilySearch — index

Public Records

 * 1913-1958 - at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Sitka Alaska Family History Center

Vital Records

 * 1816-1959 at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

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