Arizona County, New Mexico (Extinct) Genealogy

Arizona was a county of New Mexico Territory from 1860 to 1863. This county was not a county of Arizona, but did cover land that later became part of Arizona.

History
1 Feb 1860 - ARIZONA County was created by New Mexico Territory from DOÑA ANA County, New Mexico. It was located entirely within present day Arizona.

18 Jan 1862 - ARIZONA County was eliminated when it lost all territory to DOÑA ANA County, New Mexico.

28 Jan 1863 - ARIZONA County was re-created from DOÑA ANA County, New Mexico.

24 Feb 1863 - ARIZONA County finally was eliminated when the United States created Arizona Territory from the west half of New Mexico Territory.

Records
Look for records of Arizona County in
 * Dona Ana County, New Mexico
 * New Mexico State Records Center.