Yakutat Borough, Alaska Genealogy

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

Description
Yakutat Borough was formed from the Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area on September 22, 1992. The Borough was named after the Tlingit, Yaakwdáat ("the place where canoes rest") but it originally derives from an Eyak name diyaʼqudaʼt and was influenced by the Tlingit word yaakw ("canoe, boat"). The Borough has Yakutat as its seat. It is located in the southeastern part of the state.

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

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

Family History Centers

 * Yakutat 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 county. Alaska GenWeb Project,Yakutat Borough.
 * The has some records for Yakutat Borough.
 * Yakutat Borough, Alaska Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)