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Property records

Recorder's office, Alaska Department of Natural Resources

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The Alaska Department of Law, led by the Attorney General, represents the state and prosecutes crimes but gives no legal advice to residents. Court records come from the Alaska Court System.

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Alaska Sex Offenders

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Alaska State Defense Force

Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, the state agency that oversees the Alaska State Defense Force alongside the Army and Air National Guard, the Naval Militia and emergency management.

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Alaska Free Business License Search

Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development official site. This database includes over 100,000 state business licenses issued by the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. Types include sole.

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Ketchikan Gateway Borough at a glance

State
Alaska
Borough seat
Ketchikan
Population
13,948
Area
4,852 sq mi
Founded
1963
Cities and towns
2

Ketchikan Gateway Borough offices and records

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is primarily provided by the Ketchikan Police Department, Ketchikan, AK 99901 (phone: 907-225-6631), which handles municipal policing for the City of Ketchikan. The Alaska State Troopers maintain a post in Ketchikan that serves the broader region, located at 1979 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 99901 (phone: 907-225-5118), providing law enforcement for unincorporated areas of the borough.

Land and property records for Ketchikan Gateway Borough are maintained by the Alaska Recorder's Office, First Judicial District, Room 400, Ketchikan, AK 99901 (phone: 907-225-3188). Ketchikan Gateway Borough is served by the Alaska Court System's First Judicial District. The Ketchikan Superior Court and District Court are, Room 300, Ketchikan, AK 99901 (phone: 907-225-3195). Inmate information can be accessed through the Alaska Department of Corrections' Offender Information system at vinelink.com or by calling the facility directly at 907-225-6585. Business licensing and registration in Ketchikan Gateway Borough involves multiple levels of government oversight. The City of Ketchikan Finance Department, located at 334 Front Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901 (phone: 907-228-5604), issues city business licenses required for all businesses operating within city limits, with annual fees typically ranging from $50 to $150 depending on business type. Marriage licenses are issued by the Ketchikan area Borough Clerk's office at 344 Front Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901 (phone: 907-228-6605). Building permits and land use permits are issued by Ketchikan Gateway Borough Planning Department at 344 Front Street (phone: 907-228-6620), which also handles zoning compliance and subdivision review. Property tax assessment information is managed by Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assessor's Office at 344 Front Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901 (phone: 907-228-6625). The Bureau of Vital Statistics is located at 5441 Commercial Boulevard, Juneau, AK 99801, with records requests processed by phone at 907-465-3391 or online at alaska.gov/dph/vitalstats.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Ketchikan Gateway County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Ketchikan Gateway County

Old mine sites
299
Sites with no status in the records
3
Still producing
2
Worked underground, in the mine records
11
Main minerals
Gold; Copper; Iron
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
9
Shafts and tunnels
1
What they are
quarry, gravel pit, borrow pit, coal mine
Maps surveyed
1991
Records behind them
352 records for 313 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 304 named mine sites inside the county, 299 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 9 holes drawn inside the county, 1 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; Copper; Iron.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.

Ketchikan Gateway County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. Hover a dot for its name.
Alaska mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Ketchikan Gateway County (201 shown, 99 more named and 8 unnamed on the map)

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the state police or a town or city police department. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska?

The Alaska criminal history record comes from the Alaska Department of Public Safety, Criminal Records and Identification Bureau. Name based check online or by mail, or a fingerprint based check on a standard FD-258 fingerprint card; results cover Alaska criminal justice information only. Fee: $20 for a name based check; $35 for a fingerprint based check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska?

Search the Alaska Sex Offender and Child Kidnapper Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska?

Register with the Regional Elections Office of the Alaska Division of Elections (Alaska has no counties) or through the Alaska Division of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. A registration or update must be postmarked or received 30 days before Election Day.

How do I look up property records in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Ketchikan Gateway Borough are kept by the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Alaska Department of Natural Resources Recorder's Office, by recording district. Property values are set by the borough or city assessor, where the borough or city levies a property tax, and tax bills come from the borough or city that levies the tax. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska?

Certified birth and death certificates for Alaska come from the Alaska Department of Health, Health Analytics and Vital Records Section. Alaska has no county vital records offices; in person service is at the Health Analytics and Vital Records offices in Anchorage and Juneau. By mail or fax with the state request form to PO Box 110675, Juneau, AK 99811, in person at the Anchorage or Juneau office, or online through VitalChek, the only vendor the office works with. Fee: $30 for the first copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate; additional copies $25 each.

How do I find business license records in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska?

Business entity filings are searched with the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. Any business with activity in Alaska needs a state Alaska Business License under AS 43.70.020.

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Cities, towns and neighboring boroughs

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KetchikanWard CovePrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area