ALASKA GENWEB PROJECT

DENALI BOROUGH , ALASKA
Welcome to to the Alaska GenWeb Project. I'm Vikki Gray, your Alaska State Coordinator. All that means is that I handle the computer end of things. Please feel free to make this site your own. You are welcome to submit any data, photos, or other information that you think would be helpful for genealogical researchers. Items can be submitted as Word documents, Excel Documents, or scans.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BIBLIOGRAPHY Under development. Please submit any good local history sources that you are aware of.
  BIOGRAPHIES Under development.
CEMETERIES & FUNERAL HOMES Under development.
CHURCHES Under development.
  DEEDS  
  Barbara Smith, Mt. McKinley Recorder
1648 S. Cushman St., #201
Fairbanks, AK 99701-6206
(907) 452-3521
(Fax) 452-2951
 MOUNT MCKINLEY RECORDING DISTRICT COVERS THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Big River R.H. * Cripple * Davenport * Decoursey Mine * Dikeman * Discovery * Dishkakat (Aband) * East Forks R.H. * Farewell * Flat * Folger * Gaines Creek * Ganes Creek * George River * Halfway R.H. * Holikachuk (Holikachuk) * Hologachaket (Holikachuk) * Iditarod * Julian Creek * Madison Creek * McGrath * Medfra * Moore Creek * Nikolai * Ophir * Otter * Otter Creek * Railroad City * Rohn R.H. * Salmon River R.H. * Shageluk * Sterling Landing * Takotna * Tatalina * Tatlina * Telida * Tolstoi * Vinasale * Willow Creek * Wilsons
  Edward Barnum, Palmer Recorder
1800 Glenn Highway, Suite #7
Palmer, AK 99645
(907) 745-3080
(Fax) 745-0958

TALKEETNA RECORDING DISTRICT COVERS THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Broad Pass * Cache Creek * Canyon * Caswell * Chase * Chelatna Lodge * Chulitna * Colorado * Curry * Denali * Dutch Hills * Fish Lake * Gold Creek * Honolulu * Hurricane * Lake Louise * Lane * McDougall (Aband) * Montana * Peters Creek * Petersville * Rambler * Sherman * Silver Creek Mine * Talkeetna * Trapper Creek * Yentna

GEN CONNECT
ANCESTRY QUERY / MESSAGE BOARDS		 These have been upgraded and combined with the Ancestry Boards. Post/View queries, bios, bible records, deeds, obits, pensions, and wills here. These are a valuable resource and all genealogists need to learn how to use them.
ALASKA HISTORY TIMELINE A brief timeline to help you figure out what happened and when.
  MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES & HISTORICAL/GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES A great list to use for research.
LOOKUPS AND VOLUNTEERS We need you! Please visit this page to see how you can help.
MAPS Nice collection of Alaska maps to help you with your research
  NEWSPAPERS This shows what newspapers were available and when.
  Anderson Healy
PHOTOS Under development. Feel free to submit photos for posting.
PIONEERS Under development.
RESOURCES Denali Borough, AK
P.O. Box 480
Borough Courthouse
Healy, AK 99743-0480
Phone: (907) 683-1330
Fax: (907)683-1340
SURNAMES Research your family name through the Ancestry.com surname boards
  TOWNS, VILLAGES & POPULATED PLACES Anderson History: Village reported in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); named "for Arthur Anderson, who subdivided his homestead into quarter-acre lots and was elected one of the first councilmen" (Alaska Sportsman, Sept. 1962, p. 12). Description: 5 mi. NW of Clear, 12 mi. SW of Nenana, Tanana Low
  Bearpaw History: This was a mining camp, established in 1905 and called "Bear Paw City" by prospectors; reported in 1905 by L. M. Prindle, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Description: on right bank of Bearpaw River, 48 mi. SE of Bitzshtini Mts., Tanana Low.
  Cantwell History: Cantwell began as a flag stop on The Alaska RR. as reported on its 1922 timetable. It was named for the "Cantwell River," the former name of the Nenana River. Description: population 1 85 mile 319.5 on The Alaska RR., 8 mi. SW of Panorama Mtn. and 33 mi. S of Healy, Alaska Range.
  Diamond
(historical) 		History: This camp was established about 1905 at the head of small-boat navigation on the Bearpaw River. It had a post office in 1906 and again from 1929 to 1951 (Ricks, 1965, p. 16). Description: site of mining camp, at junction of Moose Creek and Bearpaw River, 18 mi. E of Chilchukabena Lake, Tanan Low.
  Ferry No information available. Located on USGS Healy D-5 map.
  Ferry History: name published as railroad station on a timetable in 1922. Earlier, the place was listed as Nenana River on a Seattle Chamber of Commerce promotion folder. Description: population 31, mile 371.2 on The Alaska RR., at Nenana River, 39 mi. S of Nenana; Alaska Range. Located on USGS Fairbanks A-5 map.
  Garner History: Name of a flag stop reported by the Alaska RR. on its 1922 timetable. Description: mile 355.7 on The Alaska Rr., W of Nenana River, 2 mi. S of Healy, Alaska Range
  Healy History: Village established as a mining camp about 1905; named after the Healy Creek. Because of its nearness to the Alaska RR. right-of-way, it became a RR. station and supply point. The "Healy Fork" post office was established in 1921 (Ricks, 1965, p. 25). Its population was 36 in 1930. It is a major coal mining supply center.
Description: On the Nenana River, NW of the mouth of Healy Creek and 78 mi SSW of Fairbanks.
  Kantishna History: This mining camp was established in 1905, one of several such camps that appeared suddenly when gold was discovered in the Kantishna Hills. Most of the camps were abandoned a short time later, but this one was nearest the producing creeks. It was also referred to in the early days as "Eureka," named for the stream. A post office named "Kantishna" was established in 1905 near the mouth of the Kantishna River. Description: in Kantishna Hills, at junction of Eureka and Moose Creeks, 3 mi. NW of Wonder Lake, Alaska Range.
  Lagoon History: Name of a railroad station reported by The Alaska RR. on its 1922 timetable. Description: mile 343.7 on The Alaska RR., 12 mi. S of Healy, Alaska Range.
  Lignite History: Name of a railroad station reported by The Alaskan RR. on its 1922 timetable; derived from the lignite coal found in the area. This station was originally named "Dry Creek." Description: mile 363.3 on the Alaska RR., 4 mi. N of Healy, Alaska Range
  McKinley Park History: Settlement reported in 1920 as Riley Creek, perhaps in a slightly different location than the present place. The Riley post office was established in 1922 and its name changed to Mckinley Park the same year nRicks, 1965, p. 40). Its population was listed as 49 in the 1930 census. Description: population 28, and RR. station, mi. 347.9 on The Alaska RR., 9 mi. S of healy, Alaska Range.
  Summit History: This place began as a railroad camp; first called "Summit Lake" on a 1919 manuscript location map of the railroad. Description: population 39, mi. 312.5 on The Alaska RR., SW of Mirror Lake, 37 mi. S of Healy, Alaska Range.
  Suntrana History: Village and mining camp listed in the 1930 Census with a population of 61, 78 in 1939, and 130 in 1950. Description: population 81, on right bank of Healy River at mouth of Suntrana Creek, 3.5 mi. E of Healy, Alaska Range.
  Usibelli History: Local name derived from the Usibelli coal mine reported by Rand McNally (p. 62). Description: population 30, possibly located at the Usibelli coal mine, 5 mi. E of Healy; Alaska Range.
       
YEARBOOKS
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