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YAKUTAT BOROUGH
AKGenWeb
 

Are you familiar with the area? Do you have a family tree connection to the area? Volunteers are always needed! Please consider contributing your pieces of Yakutat Borough family history. Corrections, updates, and additions to this site are always welcome. If you are interested in helping, please contact Norma.

Borough Coordinator: YOU? Yakutat Borough AKGenWeb is AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
  WHAT'S NEW? See what has been added to this site since your last visit
  SEARCH Search this site
  AIRCRAFT OWNERS A list of registered aircraft
  AKGenWeb ARCHIVES A searchable data archive
  BIBLIOGRAPHY A list of local history sources
  BIOGRAPHIES Biographies of past area folks - please contribute additional Yakutat-related biographies for posting here
  BIRTHS A list of births complied from FamilySearch records
  BOAT OWNERS A list of registered boats
  CEMETERIES  
  DEATHS A list extracted from the Social Security Death Index
  DEEDS A deed is the written legal document transferring ownership of property, not just land, and it may contain a variety of pieces of genealogical information such as full names of parents, children, siblings, spouses, previous residences, etc.
  DIRECTORY 1915-16 Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Business Directory
  EARTHQUAKES Article about 1899 Yakutat Earthquakes
  GOVERNMENT OFFICE City and Borough of Yakutat
PO Box 160
Yakutat, AK 99689-0160
Phone: (907)784-3323
Fax: (907)784-3281
  HISTORY A brief account from Wikipedia
  MAPS A sampling of maps to help you with your research
  MILITARY A list of residence with military records
  NEWSPAPERS Current - Sealaska Corporation - A native corporation providing Yakutat news
  Historical - 1-page pdf file provides information on what newspapers were available and for which periods of time.
OBITUARIES Please consider contributing to our collection of Yakutat obituaries and death notices
ORAL STORIES Tlingit Children in Yakutat Tell Oral Histories, Summary by Julia O'Malley
PHOTOS A photo album
  POPULATED PLACES A list of villages, settlements, towns, etc.
  PROBATE AND COURT RECORDS An index of court cases, mostly regarding estates
  RAILROAD Yep! Yakutat has a railroad even though totally surrounded by glaciers and the sea. Read this fascinating illustrated story of the Yakutat and Southern Railroad.
  VITAL RECORDS Some images of marriage and death certificates are available at FamilySearch.org

Vital records are officially handled by the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics. Under Alaska law, all Vital Statistics records are strictly confidential until they become public records. Births become public records 100 years after the event; deaths, marriages, and divorces become public records 50 years after the event.
 
 
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This page was last updated 12/26/2023