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Guide to Cochise County, Arizona ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named from the legendary Chiricahua Apache war chief Cochise. The County has Bisbee as its seat and the County was created February 1, 1881. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
100 Quality Hill Road Bisbee, AZ 85603 Phone: (520) 432-8570 Cochise County Courthouse P O Box CK, Bisbee, Az 85603 Phone 520-432-9200 Clerk Superior Court has marriage divorce, probate and court records County Records has land records The main office in Bisbee is the records repository. We are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for government holidays. Many of our older records are stored in an upstairs Archives Section. There may be a wait of up to an hour when asked to retrieve these records so please be prepared for this. "Cochise County, Clerk of the Superior Court" Marriage, Divorce and Probate Records 100 Quality Hill P.O. Box CK Bisbee, AZ 85603 Phone: 520-432-8570 Fax: 520-432-4850 The Clerk of the Superior Court officially maintains all civil, domestic, criminal, juvenile and probate records. The Clerk takes and transcribes all court minutes for all court proceedings; is the Registrar of Probate matters; issues and records marriage licenses. Cochise County Recorder Land Records and Voting 1415 Melody Lane Bldg. B Bisbee, AZ 85603 Phone: (520) 432-8350 Fax: (520) 432-8368 Instruments recorded include real estate transactions, mortgages, deed of trust, family trusts, personal property, tax liens, mining locations, subdivision plats, records of survey, military discharges, official appointments of office, and other documents required to be made of public record. The second major duty concerns elections since the County Recorder is also the registrar of voters for the county. This involves maintaining the county register, conducting early voting, verifying petition signatures, lists for political parties and candidates, and jury lists.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, Biographical Index Search

Census Records
Early School Census Records from the Cochise Genealogical Society. 1864 Territorial Census (A-Z) from the Cochise Genealogical Society. The 1890 Territorial Great Register (A-Z) from the Cochise Genealogical Society. Paper copies of specific pages of the Federal population census can be ordered through the National Archives in Washington, DC either online (using NARA's Microfilm Catalog) or you can download the NATF Form 82, print it, and send it through the mail. How to Use NARA's Census Microfilm Catalogs
 * Names Beginning With: A, B, C, D-F, G, H-K, L, M-Mi, Mo-O, P-Ri, Ro-Rz, S, T-W, X-Z
 * Names Beginning With: A-E, F-K, L-R, S-Z

Emigration and Immigration
Arizona USGenWeb Archives, Cochise County Naturalizations - Declarations of Intent 1881-1897 National Archives and Records Administration has microfilm publications related to Mexican Border Crossing Records for Arizona and a few other states.

Arizona Ports

Ajo Arizona '' A3377, Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Ajo, Lukeville, and Sonoyta (Sonoita), Arizona, Jan. 1919-Dec. 1952, and at Los Ebanos, Texas, Dec. 1950-May 1955 (2 rolls) '' - "Contains over 6,400 alien arrivals at these Arizona ports of entry. Arrivals at Ajo are interfiled with those from Lukeville and Sonoyta (Sonoita) on rolls 1 and 2 in four record series: (1) index to manifests of aliens admitted for permanent residence, Jan. 1919-June 1924; (2) manifests of aliens admitted for permanent residence, Jan. 1919-June 1924; (3) manifests of aliens admitted for permanent residence and aliens readmitted as returning U.S. residents, July 1924-ca. Dec. 1952; and (4) manifests of aliens admitted temporarily, July 1924-ca. Dec. 1952. Series 1, 3, and 4 are alphabetically arranged. Series 2 is chronologically arranged, but is indexed by Series 1."

Aros Ranch, Arizona  A3365, Lists of Aliens Arriving at Brownsville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Laredo, Presidio, Rio Grande City, and Roma, Texas, May 1903-June 1909, and at Aros Ranch, Douglas, Lochiel, Naco, and Nogales, Arizona, July 1906-December 1910 (5 rolls)  - "Contains lists arranged chronologically by quarter-year, then by port of arrival. Arrivals at Aros Ranch, Feb.-Sept. 1908 and Jan.-Mar. 1909, are on rolls 3 and 4."

Douglas, Arizona  M1759, Nonstatistical Manifests and Statistical Index Cards of Aliens Arriving at Douglas, Arizona, July 1908-December 1952 (4 rolls)  - "Contains over 43,000 alphabetically-arranged records."

Lochiel, Arizona  A3365, Lists of Aliens Arriving at Brownsville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Laredo, Presidio, Rio Grande City, and Roma, Texas, May 1903-June 1909, and at Aros Ranch, Douglas, Lochiel, Naco, and Nogales, Arizona, July 1906-December 1910 (5 rolls)  - "Contains lists arranged chronologically by quarter-year, then by port of arrival. Arrivals at Lochiel, July-Dec. 1908, are on rolls 3 and 4."

Lukeville, Arizona '' A3377, Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Ajo, Lukeville, and Sonoyta (Sonoita), Arizona, Jan. 1919-Dec. 1952, and at Los Ebanos, Texas, Dec. 1950-May 1955 (2 rolls) '' - "Contains over 6,400 alien arrivals at these Arizona ports of entry. Arrivals at Lukeville are interfiled with those from Ajo and Sonoyta (Sonoita) on rolls 1 and 2 in four record series: (1) index to manifests of aliens admitted for permanent residence, Jan. 1919-June 1924; (2) manifests of aliens admitted for permanent residence, Jan. 1919-June 1924; (3) manifests of aliens admitted for permanent residence and aliens readmitted as returning U.S. residents, July 1924-ca. Dec. 1952; and (4) manifests of aliens admitted temporarily, July 1924-ca. Dec. 1952. Series 1, 3, and 4 are alphabetically arranged. Series 2 is chronologically arranged, but is indexed by Series 1."

Naco, Arizona  A3365, Lists of Aliens Arriving at Brownsville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Laredo, Presidio, Rio Grande City, and Roma, Texas, May 1903-June 1909, and at Aros Ranch, Douglas, Lochiel, Naco, and Nogales, Arizona, July 1906-December 1910 (5 rolls)  - "Contains lists arranged chronologically by quarter-year, then by port of arrival. Arrivals at Naco, July 1906-June 1909, are on rolls 1 through 5."

Nogales, Arizona

San Luis, Arizona Sasabe/San Fernando, Arizona

Sonoyta (Sonoita), Arizona '' A3377, Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Ajo, Lukeville, and Sonoyta (Sonoita), Arizona, Jan. 1919-Dec. 1952, and at Los Ebanos, Texas, Dec. 1950-May 1955 (2 rolls) ''- "Contains over 6,400 alien arrivals at these Arizona ports of entry. Arrivals at Sonoyta (Sonoita) are interfiled with those from Ajo and Lukeville on rolls 1 and 2 in four record series: (1) index to manifests of aliens admitted for permanent residence, Jan. 1919-June 1924; (2) manifests of aliens admitted for permanent residence, Jan. 1919-June 1924; (3) manifests of aliens admitted for permanent residence and aliens readmitted as returning U.S. residents, July 1924-ca. Dec. 1952; and (4) manifests of aliens admitted temporarily, July 1924-ca. Dec. 1952. Series 1, 3, and 4 are alphabetically arranged. Series 2 is chronologically arranged, but is indexed by Series 1."

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records The Cochise County Recorder has records of land transactions going back to the founding of the county in 1881. Records from 1989 to the present can be searched online. For earlier records, you may have the office staff search the records for you for a fee of ($)26 per year searched. If you visit the offices, there is no charge to search, except for copies. Most of the land in Arizona was originally obtained from the US federal government by a patent. These General Land Office Records are available and searchable free of charge. The minimum information needed for a search is the state where the land is located and the name of the person receiving the patent. Surveys and Land Status Records can also be searched here.

Local Histories
 City of Willcox  Klump, Kathy, and Peta-Anne Tenney for the Sulphur Springs Valley Historical Society. Images of America: Willcox. Arcadia Publishing, 2009. Schultz, Vernon B. Southwestern Town: The Story of Willcox, Arizona. Fabe Litho, Ltd., 1994.

Maps and Gazetteers
1895 Map of Cochise County Arizona
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers
Arizona Range News (Willcox, Arizona) 122 S. Haskell (85643), P.O. Box 1155, Willcox, AZ 85644 Phone: (520) 384-3571 Fax: (520) 384-3572 E-Mail: [mailto:rangenews@willcoxrangenews.com rangenews@willcoxrangenews.com] Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m. to noon Issues from 2006-2009 available in Google News Archive
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Douglas Dispatch (Douglas, Arizona) 530 E 11th Street, Douglas AZ 85607 Phone: (520) 364-3424 Fax: (520) 364-6750 Ancestry.com has a searchable database for the Douglas Dispatch (($)Paid Subscription Necessary)

San Pedro Valley News-Sun (Benson, Arizona) 200 S. Ocotillo Ave., P.O. Box 1000, Benson, AZ 85602 Phone: (520) 586-3382 Fax: (520) 586-2382 E-Mail: [mailto:newssun@bensonnews-sun.com newssun@bensonnews-sun.com] Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sierra Vista Herald (Sierra Vista, Arizona) 102 Fab Ave., Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 Phone: 520-458-9440

Tombstone News (Tombstone, Arizona) P.O. Box 1760, Tombstone, Arizona 85638 Phone: 520-457-3086 Fax: 520-457-3126 Email: [mailto:editor@thetombstonenews.com editor@thetombstonenews.com] Cochise county AZ Newspapers found at Library of Congress

Obituaries

 * 1959-2014 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Other Records
Churches Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Ward and Branch Records: Bisbee, Douglas, Miramonte, Pomerene, St. David, San Pedro and Whitewater.
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List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Court System Justice Court No. 1 (Bisbee) 207 N. Judd Dr., Bisbee, Arizona 85603 Phone: 520-432-9540

Justice Court No. 2 (Douglas) 661 G Ave., Douglas, Arizona 85607 Phone: 520-805-5640

Justice Court No. 3 (Benson) 126 W. 5th Street, Ste. 1, Benson, Arizona 85602 Phone: 520-586-8100

Justice Court No. 4 (Willcox) 450 S. Haskell Ave., Willcox, Arizona 85644 Phone: 520-384-7000

Justice Court No. 5 (Sierra Vista) 100 Colonia De Salud, Ste. 108, Sierra Vista, Arizona Phone: 520-803-3800

Justice Court No. 6 (Bowie) 201 N. Central Ave., Bowie, Arizona 85605 Phone: 520-847-2303

Superior Court Divisions I-III (Bisbee) 100 Quality Hill, 1st Floor, Bisbee, Arizona 85603 Phone: 520-432-8520

Superior Court Division IV (Sierra Vista) 100 Colonia De Salud, Suite 108, Sierra Vista, Arizona Phone: 520-803-3800

Superior Court Division V (Bisbee) 4 Ledge Ave., 2nd Floor, Bisbee, Arizona 85603 Phone: 520-432-8480

Cochise County’s records date back to Territorial days when it was carved out of a portion of Pima County on February 1, 1881. Records are available for you to research in person, free of charge at the courthouse in Bisbee. If you want the Clerk’s office to research a record for you it will cost ($)26.00 for each search request (Arizona law governs our fees). Our records index is available electronically, for certain case types, dating back to 1996. If you find your case number or book and page number for a marriage record it will save you $26.00 in research fees. Public Access to Court Information

Publications The Cochise County Historical Journal

The Cochise County Quarterlies &amp; Historical Journals 1971 – 2003 (PDF) Available through the Cochise County Historical Society )

State Archives Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records


 * Hours &amp; Locations
 * Contact the Agency Division
 * What to expect at the State Archives (PDF)
 * Partial list of records for Cochise County, held at the Arizona State Archives

Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records Online Databases &amp; Digital Collections


 * Arizona Memory Project (Arizona Archives Historic Photographs, Contributed by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records)
 * Biographical Database
 * Collections at the Arizona State Archives
 * Finding Aids and Inventories
 * Historical Photograph Collections
 * History &amp; Archives, Genealogical Resources (Family History)
 * Map Collections (Use HOME Online Library Catalog to search)
 * Partial List of Records For Each County
 * Private Manuscript Collections
 * Photograph Search Page
 * Services to Genealogists and Historical Researchers
 * The Arizona Collection (Use Online Library Catalog to search)
 * ASL - Law &amp; Research Library


 * Law and Research Library Collections
 * Location Guides and Contact Information
 * Genealogy Collection
 * Overview of Genealogy Collection
 * Classifications Used for the Genealogy Collection
 * Selected Federal Publication of Interest to Genealogists

Genealogical &amp; Historical Societies
 * Arizona Historical Society Locations in Flagstaff, Tempe, Tucson, and Yuma AZ
 * Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board Phone: 1-800-255-5841 (Arizona State Library - Ask for Betsy Howard) Helen Seaton - President Email: [mailto:helen.seaton@asu.edu helen.seaton@asu.edu]
 * Douglas-Williams House 1001 Ave. D, Douglas, Arizona 85608
 * Cochise County Historical Society P.O. Box 818, Douglas, AZ 88608-0818 Phone: 520-558-2580 Email: [mailto:info@cochisecountyhistoricalsociety.org info@cochisecountyhistoricalsociety.org] Facebook
 * Sulphur Springs Valley Historical Society Contact: Kathy Klump 127 E. Maley, Willcox, AZ 85643 Phone: 520-384-3971 Email:[mailto:ssvhs@ssvecnet.com ssvhs@ssvecnet.com]
 * The Family History Society of Arizona P.O. Box 63094 Phoenix, AZ 85082-3094
 * The Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society (NJCHS) 95 7th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: 415-757-0286
 * Sierra Vista Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1084 Sierra Vista, AZ 85636-1084
 * Cochise County Archives 1415 Melody Lane, Building E Bisbee, AZ 85603 Ph: (520) 432-8400 E-mail: [trsweb@cochise.az.gov]

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Voting Records
Cochise County Recorder has county voter lists (the early ones are called "Great Registers") Some of these are also in the Family Search Catalog
 * 1882-1932 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, index.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1803-1995 Arizona Wills and Probate Records 1803-1995 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * Cochise County Clerk of the Superior Court (Marriage, Divorce and Probate Records)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Vital Records
Older Birth and Death certificates found at;Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates Marriage, Divorce &amp;; Probate Records at;Cochise County Clerk Birth and Death Records Birth prior to 1927: Arizona State History and Archives

Birth

 * 1855-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1887-1935 Arizona Birth Certificates, 1887 - 1935 at MyHeritage - index and images
 * 1909-1917 Arizona Select Births and Christenings 1909-1917 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1909-1917 - How to Use this Collection
 * 1909-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection, index
 * Birth after 1927 Department of Health Services, Arizona State Vital Records Search

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Cochise County Marriages, Created by the Sierra Vista Genealogical Society &amp; Shared with the Cochise Genealogical Society:
 * A large number of marriages for this county are listed at;Western States Marriage Index
 * 1833-1949 Arizona, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1888-1920 FamilySearch Record Search, Arizona Marriages, 1888-1920
 * 1864-1982 Arizona Marriage Collection 1864-1982  at Ancestry
 * 1871-1964  at FamilySearch — index and browse images, incomplete - How to Use this Collection
 * 1865-1949  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1888-1908 Ancestry.com — index ($)
 * 1880-1890 Cochise County Marriages, 1880-1890;
 * 1889-1893 Cochise County Marriages, 1889-1893;
 * 1893-1901 Cochise County Marriages, 1893-1901
 * Brides - A-B, C-D, E-G, H-K, L-Mi, Mo-Q, R-Sm, Sn-Z
 * Grooms - A-B, C-E, F-G, H-K, L-Mi, Mo-Q, R-Sm, Sn-Z
 * 1911-1920 Cochise County Marriages, 1911-1920
 * Brides - A-B, C-D, E-G, H-K, L-Mi, Mo-Q, R-Sm, Sn-Z
 * Grooms - A-B, C-E, F-G, H-K, L-Mi, Mo-Q, R-Sm, Sn-Z
 * 1927-1963 Cochise County Marriages, 1927-1963
 * Brides - A, B-Bo, Br-Bz, C-Com, Con-Cz, D, E-F, G, H, I-K, L, M-Mc, Me-Mz, N-Pep, Per-Rey, Rh-Rz, S-Sl, Sm-Sz, T-Van, Var-Wik, Wi-Z
 * Grooms - A, B-Bos, Bot-Car, Cas-Cor, Cos-Dr, Du-Fl, Fo-Gom, Gon-Har, H-I, J-K, L, M-Mc, Me-Mo, Mu-Par, Pat-Raw, Ray-Roz, Ru-Sik, Sil-Tar, Tat-Vau, Ve-Wh, Wi-Z

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records
 * Death prior to 1952 Arizona State History and Archives
 * Death after 1952 Department of Health Services, Arizona State Vital Records Search
 * 1870-1951 FamilySearch Record Search, -  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1870-1963 Arizona Death Certificates, 1870 - 1963 at MyHeritage ($) - index and images
 * 1910-1911; 1933-1994 FamilySearch Record Search, -  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1910-1911; 1933-1994 Arizona Select Deaths and Burials 1910-1911 and 1933-1994 at Ancestry — index ($)

Divorce
Online Divorce Indexes and Records
 * 1877-1937 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Family History Centers

 * Animas New Mexico Family History Center
 * Bisbee Arizona Family History Center
 * Douglas Arizona Family History Center
 * Nogales Arizona Family History Center
 * Safford-Thatcher Arizona Family History Center
 * Sahuarita Arizona Family History Center
 * Sierra Vista Arizona Family History Center
 * Tucson Arizona Family History Center
 * Tucson Arizona West Family History Center
 * Safford-Thatcher Arizona Family History Center

Libraries
Cochise County Library District Old Bisbee High School, 2nd Floor, 100 Clawson Avenue, Bisbee, Arizona 85603 Mailing: Drawer AK, Bisbee, AZ 85603 Fax: 520-432-7339Website Benson Public Library in Benson AZWebsite Copper Queen Library in Bisbee AZWebsite Jimmie Libhart Public Library in Bowie AZWebsite Douglas Public Library in Douglas AZWebsite Elfrida Library in Elfrida AZWebsite Elsie S Hogan Community Library in Willcox AZEmail: Director, Tom Miner at [mailto:tminer@willcoxcity.org tminer@willcoxcity.org]Website Huachuca City Public Library in Huachuca City, AZWebsite Myrtle Kraft Libraryin Portal AZWebsite Sierra Vista Public Library in Sierra Vista AZWebsite Alice Woods Library in Sunizona AZWebsite Sunsites Community Library in Sunsites AZ Website Tombstone City Library in Tombstone AZEmail:[mailto:jhoffma@tombstonepl.lib.az.us jhoffma@tombstonepl.lib.az.us]Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb for Cochise County Maps, name indexes, transcriptions, images, history and other information for all States and most counties. Also see the USGenWeb Project
 * The Arizona State library, Archives and Public Records, Arizona Cultural Inventory Project - Arizona repositories, societies, directory information, including addresses, phone numbers, emails, website and repository descriptions.
 * Cochise County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides
BYU Family History Library, Family History &amp; Genealogy Resources, Research Outlines, Arizona (PDF). Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, Law &amp; Research Library Division, "How do I...? Selection of Research Guides"