Kodiak Island Borough     This borough is up for adoption... Email the State Administrator   Seated on the eastern side of the Gulf of Alaska, Kodiak Island has been continuously inhabited since 8,000 B.C.  Three different and distinct cultural traditions have been identified by archaeologists.  First European contact came in 1784 when Russian fur trappers founded a Russian settlement at Three Saints Bay, near the present-day village of Old Harbor. Kodiak Island Borough encompasses 6,559 square miles of land and with a population of 13,466 (2004). Kodiak Island held the first capital of Russian Alaska (Kodiak), which moved to Sitka when Alaska was purchased by the U.S. in 1867. Since the Aleutian Campaign of World War II, several branches of the military have maintained a presence in Kodiak. The 1960s brought growth in commercial fisheries and fish processing. The Borough was incorporated in 1963.    Communities [population in brackets]:  Afognak  Akhiok [86]  Chenega  Kaguyak  Karluk [65]  Kodiak  Larsen Bay [153]  Old Harbor [311]  Ouzinkie [211]  Port Lions [264]       Links: Township Locator Alaska Resources at Rootsweb Cyndi's List - Alaska Localities Interment.net - Cemetery Transcription Library Social Security and Death Index Birth, Death, Marriage, & Divorce Records Alaska State Vital Records Bureau of Vital Statistics Department of Health & Social Services 350 Main Street, Room 114 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0675 Phone: 907-465-3392 Lookup Volunteers Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Alaska Forums & Message Boards AlaskaWeb Queries GenForum Alaska Message Board RootsWeb Message Boards - Alaska       Mailing Lists: AKWEB: Alaska Genealogy & History - This is a statewide list intended for the exchange of genealogical, historical and cultural information about the state of Alaska and the ancestors who lived here. Newbies to genealogical research and/or computer researching in Alaska are welcome.  Subscribe: akweb+subscribe@googlegroups.com  I will need to approve your request to subscribe Once subscribed you can post queries by sending your message to:  akweb@googlegroups.com AKSWEST: A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding genealogy and history in Alaska's Southwest Region, encompassing Aleutians East Borough, Aleutians West Census Area, Bethel Census Area, Bristol Bay Borough, Dillingham Census Area, Kodiak Island Borough, and Lake and Peninsula Borough. Newbies to genealogical research and/or computer researching in Alaska are welcome. Subscribe: akswest+subscribe@googlegroups.com I will need to approve your request to subscribe Once subscribed you can post queries by sending your message to:  akswest@googlegroups.com AKNAT: NATIVES OF ALASKA is a statewide list intended for the exchange of genealogical, historical, and cultural information of Alaska Natives. Subscribe: aknat+subscribe@googlegroups.com I will need to approve your request to subscribe Once subscribed you can post queries by sending your message to:  aknat@googlegroups.com