Pinal County, Arizona Genealogy

United States Arizona Pinal County

County Courthouse
Pinal County Courthouse 100 N Florence Florence, AZ 85232 Phone: 520-868-6000

Clerk Superior Court has marriage, probate and court records from 1875 and divorce records from 1883; County Recorder has land records

Parent County
Arizona was part of New Spain until 1821, and then part of Mexico until 1846. Some records of early Arizona settlers may have been sent to an archives in Seville, Spain, or to archives in Mexico City.

Moreover, Arizona was part of the United States' New Mexico Territory from 1846 to 1863. In 1852 New Mexico Territory set up counties that stretched east and west including all the land that became part of Arizona. Present-day Pinal County, Arizona was once part of Socorro and Doña Ana counties in New Mexico. When Arizona was created in 1863, these former counties were dissolved within Arizona's borders and eventually new counties were formed.

If an ancestor lived in what is now Pinal County, Arizona between 1852 and 1863, first check for records in Pinal County. However, there is also a small chance that a few papers were recorded in a parent county's courthouse in Arizona (if any), or in the corresponding parent county in New Mexico.

1875--Pinal County was created 1 February 1875 from Pima and Yavapai Counties. County seat: Florence

Neighboring Counties

 * Gila
 * Graham
 * Maricopa
 * Pima

Cemeteries
Arizona Cemetery Transcription and Photo Project

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Coolidge
 * Ray
 * Superior

Vital Records

 * 1,521 marriages from 15 Nov 1874 to 19 Apr 1916 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.
 * Pinal County, Arizona Obituary Collection From GenealogyBuff.com ~ Free. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in the Apache Junction and Gold Canyon areas

Societies and Libraries
Casa Grande Valley Historical Society 110 W. Florence Blvd. Casa Grande, AZ 85222 Telephone 520-836-2223 Hours 1-5 M-Sat.

Coolidge Historical Society 161 West Harding Avenue P.O. Box 1186 Coolidge, Arizona 85228 Telephone 520-723-7186 Hours Sunday 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. and by request

Pinal County Historical Society 715 S. Main Street Florence, AZ 85232 Telephone 520-868-4382 Hours 11-4 Tues.-Sat.; 12-4 Sun

Oracle Historical Society 825 E. Mt. Lemmon Rd. Oracle, AZ 85623 Telephone 520-896-9609 Hours 1-5 Sat. &amp; Sun.

Superior Historical Society 300 Main Street Superior, AZ 85273 Telephone 520-689-5752 Hours 10-2 Weds., Thurs., Sat.; 11-3 Sun.

Family History Centers
Introduction to Family History Centers Casa Grande Arizona 1555 N Colorado Dr Casa Grande, Pinal, Arizona, United States Telephone: 520-836-7519

San Manuel 1st Arizona 1002 N McNab Pkwy San Manuel, Pinal, Arizona, United States Telephone: 520-385-4855

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.
 * Pinal County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Pinal County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)