Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Genealogy

Guide to Kenai Peninsula 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough. The Borough seat Soldotna and the Borough was created January 1, 1964. The Borough is located in the southern part of the state.

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

Neighboring Boroughs

 * Anchorage
 * Kodiak Island
 * Lake and Peninsula
 * Matanuska-Susitna

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

 * Homer Alaska Family History Center
 * Seward 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, Kenai Peninsula Borough.
 * The has some records for Kenai, Alaska.
 * Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)