Arizona, United States Genealogy


 * This article is about the southwestern U.S. state. For other uses, see Arizona (disambiguation).

United States Arizona Welcome to Arizona, the Grand Canyon StateMost unique genealogical features:
 * There are 21 Indian reservations in Arizona.
 * 1540; few setters until 1840.
 * Early records in Spain, Mexico, New Mexico.
 * U.S. territory after Mexican War 1846-1848.
 * 1853 added land south of the  for Butterfield Overland Mail and Southern Pacific Railroad routes.



Counties

 * Apache
 * Cochise
 * Coconino
 * Gila
 * Graham
 * Greenlee
 * La Paz
 * Maricopa
 * Mohave
 * Navajo
 * Pima
 * Pinal
 * Santa Cruz
 * Yavapai
 * Yuma

Extinct or Renamed Counties:  Arizona County NM· Bernalillo NM· Castle Dome· Doña Ana NM· Ewell· Mesilla· Pah-Ute· Rio Arriba NM· Rio Virgin UT· San Juan NM (extinct) · Santa Ana NM· Socorro NM· Taos NM· Valencia NM


 * Previous Jurisdictions to land in Arizona shows when counties were created, maps, and where their records are now located.

Major Repositories
Arizona State Archives· Arizona Historical Society· Mesa Family History Center· National Archives Pacific Region (Riverside)· Family History Library

Migration Routes
Colorado River· Little Colorado River· Gila River· Beale Wagon Road· Butterfield Overland Mail· Honeymoon Trail· Juan Bautista de Anza Trail· Old Spanish Trail· Route 66· Atlantic and Pacific Railroad· Santa Fe Railway· Southern Pacific Railroad· Texas and Pacific Railway

Featured Content

 * Join the Facebook or Skype Genealogy Research Community!
 * Find which county a town is in, what town a cemetery is in, even where a postoffice or building is by using the United States Geographical Survey's Geographical Names Information System.
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.
 * The Arizona GenWeb Project has a wealth of information and is a part of the larger USGenWeb Project. The USGenWeb Project provides internet information on every county in every state in the United States.
 * Arizona Gravestones Photo Project has burial informaion and pictures of the gravestones of many burials in Arizona.
 * Arizona Blacksheep Ancestors indexes of many sources to find your infamous Arizona ancestors.
 * Arizona Genealogy Birth &amp; Death Certificates Now Available to the Public. Arizona state library, archives and public records. The certificate images provided are limited to Arizona: BIRTHS that occurred at least 75 years ago DEATHS that occurred at least 50 years ago

Did You Know?



 * American Indians. There are 21 reservations in the state. In addition to the Navajo—the largest tribe—important groups are the Mohave, Apache, Hopi, Paiute, Tohono O'odham, Ak-Chin, Yuma, Yavapai, Hualapai, and Havasupai. For more information see Indians of Arizona. Histories of Arizona Indians are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under ARIZONA - MINORITIES, as well as under ARIZONA - NATIVE RACES. Other records of American Indians are listed in the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the names of the tribes.
 * Prison Records. Arizona Department of Corrections has a searchable online database of 100 years of Inmate Admissions (1872 - 1972).
 * Gretna Greens. When an eloping Arizona couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, or Yuma, Yuma, Arizona.

Research Tools

 * Robinson, William Henry. The Story of Arizona. Phoenix, Ariz: Berryhill Co, 1919. AccessGenealogy.com scan of the entire book.
 * McClintock, James H., Mormon Settlement in Arizona, A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert, Phoenix, Ariz: Printing and binding by the Manufacturing Stationers, 1921.The entire book on Project Gutenburg.
 * Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network - Arizona
 * US Gen Web Clickable Map of Arizona Counties  --  Clicking on a county takes you to the County US Gen Web Site

Wiki Articles on Arizona topics linking to FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * Arizona Births and Christening (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Arizona Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Arizona Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Arizona Mariages, (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Arizona, Maricopa County Probate Case Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Arizona Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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