Map of Alaska with Counties The following facts and information provide a map of Alaska with counties, together with a helpful list of Alaska counties. The power of a county arises from state law and these vary according to each state. In America a county was among the first units of local government established in the 13 Colonies that would eventually become the United States of America. Find the location and names of all the Alaska counties. Map of Alaska - The Boroughs The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 U.S. states. Alaska and Louisiana are the exceptions, they are called parishes in Louisiana and boroughs in Alaska. In Alaska, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States, is called a Borough. Counties, or a county, was (and still is) the term used for lands in England and originally meant the lands of a count or earl. Counties were the earliest units of local government established in the first 13 Colonies that would become the United States. A Borough was (and still is) the term used in England for an incorporated town, that is not a city, that sends members to parliament . The word originates from the old Anglo Saxon word 'Burgh'. This dates back to the times of King Alfred the Great (849 - 899) who introduced a National Defence system by the formation of 'Burhs' or 'Burghs' which means "fortress". The 'burghs', later called 'Boroughs', were developed as a community effort to defend and act as a refuge against the Vikings. Map of Alaska with Boroughs (Counties) | Alaska Borough (County) Map | List of Alaska Boroughs | | Anchorage Borough Bethel Census Area Bristol Bay Borough Dillingham Census Area Fairbanks North Star Borough Haines Borough Juneau Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough Ketchikan Gateway Borough Kodiak Island Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough Nome Census Area North Slope Borough Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Sitka Borough Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Valdez-Cordova Census Area Wade Hampton Census Area Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area Yakutat Borough Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area |
Map of Alaska - List of Boroughs (Counties) The list of counties in the state are provided for kids and homework help and detailed in alphabetical order as follows: Map of Alaska - List of Boroughs | Anchorage Borough, Bethel Census Area, Bristol Bay Borough, Dillingham Census Area, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Haines Borough, Juneau Borough, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Kodiak Island Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Nome Census Area, North Slope Borough, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census, Sitka Borough, Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Wade Hampton Census Area, Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Yakutat Borough, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area |
Map of Alaska - State Borders The Map of Alaska provides an outline of the state and the Alaska County Map provides the name of all of the counties in the state. The Government of the United States is based on the concept of federalism, meaning self-governing units. Power is shared between the National Government and State Governments, such as Alaska, and defined by the Constitution of the United States of America. The State Borders, or State lines of Alaska, define geographic boundaries between each state. |