Coconino County, Arizona Genealogy

United StatesArizona Coconino County

County Courthouse
Coconino County Courthouse Flagstaff Justice Court 100 East Birch Avenue Flagstaff, Az 86001-4696

Clerk Superior Court has marriage, divorce court and probate records from 1891 County Recorder had land records.

Coconino County lies north of Phoenix and the county seat is Flagstaff. The city is so named on account of a flagpole raising by the first settlers of the area. Today Flagstaff is the largest community in the county.

Parent County

 * Until 1821 - New Spain controlled land that later would become Arizona. Some records of early settlers may have been sent to an archives in Seville, Spain, or to archives in Mexico City.
 * In 1821 - Mexico obtained jurisdiction over the land that later would become Arizona. Some records of this period may have been sent to archives in Mexico City.
 * In 1846 - New Mexico Territory is setup, it included land that later would become Arizona.
 * In 1852 - New Mexico Territory created counties that stretched east and west from the Texas border to the California border, including the land that later became Arizona. The land covered by present-day Coconino County, Arizona was once part of Taos, Rio Arriba, Santa Ana, Bernalillo, Valencia, and Socorro counties of New Mexico. Records during this period may have been sent to courthouses in their respective New Mexico counties.
 * In 1863 - Arizona Territory was created from the western half of New Mexico territory. All previous counties were dissolved, and eventually four new counties were created in the new Arizona Territory. One of these counties was Yavapai County, which covered land that later became Coconino County. Records were sent to Yavapai County offices.

19 February 1891 - Coconino County was created from Yavapai County. County seat: Flagstaff

Boundary Changes
See Previous Jurisdictions to land in Arizona showing dates the jurisdictions were created and where. This will help in determining what jurisdiction your ancestor lived in and where the records are now located.

Neighboring Counties

 * Gila County, Arizona
 * Kane County, Utah
 * Mohave County, Arizona
 * Navajo County, Arizona
 * San Juan County, Utah
 * Yavapai County, Arizona

Cemeteries
Arizona Cemetery Transcription and Photo Project

Calvary Cemetery 201 W. University Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Phone: 928-220-2317. This is an older Catholic cemetery, founded in 1892 that is near the campus of Northern Arizona University.

Citizen's Cemetery 1300 N San Francisco St Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Phone: 928-774-6725. The largest cemetery in Flagstaff that is run by the city. It is on the east side of the campus of Northern Arizona University.

BillionGraves: Each cemetery has a Google map, photos, and headstone transcriptions of those photos in a searchable database.


 * Lonely Dell Ranch Cemetery, Marble Canyon (West of Page). More likely accessible from US 89A, on west side of Colorado River and north of a small airport (airstrip) in the area.
 * Mountain View Cemetery, Williams
 * Page Cemetery, Page
 * Pioneer Cemetery, Grand Canyon Located entirely within the National Park area, it is on the entrance road going to the main tourist area. Only under a thousand feet or so from the edge of the canyon itself. Has about 100 headstones.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Flagstaff
 * Fredonia
 * Tuba

Vital Records
Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Societies and Libraries
Arizona Historical Society 2340 N Ft. Valley Rd Flagstaff 86001-1200

Sedona Genealogy Club P.O. Box 4258 Sedona 86340

Family History Centers
Introduction to Family History Centers

Flagstaff Arizona 625 E Cherry Ave Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-774-2930

Page Arizona 313 S Lake Powell Blvd Page, Coconino, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-645-2328

Tuba City Arizona 21 W Moenavi Tuba City, Coconino, Arizona, United States

These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Coconino County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Coconino County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)