Juneau Island is located in Gastineau Channel, 2 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
Local name derived from the nearby city name. Name first appeared in 1881 when N. B. Lazard located a mining claim on the island, which he called Juneau Island. The name was published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1904. After 1900 the island was frequently called Mayflower Island, but the origin of this name is unknown. In 1912 at the first session of the Alaska Legislature a memorial was introduced by Rep. William Stubbins of Douglas "that a grant be made of the said island to the Town of Douglas, Alaska, for and to be used by the general public as a park and that the name of said island be changed to Mayflower Island." The memorial was passed but was ignored by Congress. It is believed to be the only Alaska Legislative memorial concerning an Alaska place name (DeArmond, 1957, p. 28).