Mohave County, Arizona Genealogy

United States Arizona  Mohave County

History
Mohave County is located in the northwest corner of Arizona, the county seat is Kingman, and it also contains the somewhat newer 'river city' known as Bullhead City, which is across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada. Hoover Dam is also partly included in the county due to it being built to dam the Colorado River to create Lake Mead. The word 'Mohave' is a variant spelling of 'Mojave'.

Parent County
1864--Mohave County was created 21 December 1864 as an original county. County seat: Kingman

Populated Places

 * Communities: Dolan Springs | Golden Valley | Mohave Valley |

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark County, Nevada
 * Coconino
 * Kane County, Utah
 * La Paz
 * Lincoln County, Nevada
 * San Bernardino County, California
 * Washington County, Utah
 * Yavapai

Cemeteries

 * Desert Lawn Cemetery, Mohave Valley BillionGraves (Mohave Valley is along SR-68, is strung out for more than fifteen miles along that highway, just northwest of Kingman).
 * Littlefield Cemetery, Littlefield BillionGraves. At interchange of I-15 and County Road 91 (road not named on freeway signs but may be the old US-91 highway).

Arizona Cemetery Transcription and Photo Project

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Kingman
 * Littlefield
 * Moccasin
 * Mt. Trumbull

Newspapers
Mohave County Miner (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918 is availble for free Online viewing.

Vital Records
395 marriages from 1 Jun 1866 to 26 Jun 1907 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Societies and Libraries
Lake Havasu Genealogical Society P.O. Box 953 Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405-0953 Telephone 928-854-5447

Mohave County Genealogical Society 400 W. Beale St Kingman, AZ 86401 Telephone 928-753-3195

Family History Centers
Introduction to Family History Centers

Kingman Arizona 3180 Rutherford St Kingman, Mohave, Arizona, United States Phone: 928-753-1316

Lake Havasu City Arizona 504 N Acoma Blvd Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, United States Phone: 928-855-8583

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