La Paz County, Arizona Genealogy

United States Arizona  La Paz County

County Courthouse
La Paz County Courthouse 1108 Joshua Avenue Parker, AZ 85344-6477

Clerk Superior Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records County Recorder has land records Parent County

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 La Paz County, Arizona was once part of Socorro County, 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 La Paz County, Arizona between 1852 and 1863, first check for records in La Paz 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.

1982--La Paz County was created 2 November 1982 from Yuma County. County seat: Parker

Neighboring Counties

 * Imperial County, California
 * Maricopa
 * Mohave
 * Riverside County, California
 * San Bernardino County, California
 * Yavapai
 * Yuma

Cemeteries
Arizona Cemetery Transcription and Photo Project

Arizona Cemetery Transcription and Photo Project

Societies and Libraries
Parker Area Historical Society 1214 California Ave. Parker, AZ 85344-1500 Telephone 928-669-8077 Hours 10-2 Thurs. &amp; Fri.

Quartzsite Historical Society 161 W. Main St. Quartzsite, AZ 85346 Telephone 928-927-5229 Summer Hours: 9am - 11 am Thursdays Winter Hours: November - March Wed-Sun 10am to 3pm

Family History Centers
Introduction to Family History Centers

Parker Arizona 1416 Riata Ave Parker, La Paz, Arizona, United States Telephone: 520-669-2700

Quartzsite Arizona 455 S Riggles Rd Quartzsite, La Paz, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-927-9636

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