Cochise County, Arizona Genealogy

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Parent County
1881--Cochise County was created 1 February 1881 from Pima County. County seat: Bisbee

Neighboring Counties

 * Graham
 * Greenlee
 * Hidalgo County, New Mexico
 * Pima
 * Santa Cruz

Cemeteries
The Bisbee Mining &amp; Historical Museum web site has a searchable database of Evergreen Cemetery.

Churches
LDS Ward and Branch Records: Bisbee, Douglas, Miramonte, Pomerone, St. David, San Pedro and Whitewater.

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 Website: http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/

Douglas Dispatch (Douglas, Arizona) 530 E 11th Street, Douglas AZ 85607 Website: http://www.douglasdispatch.com/ Phone: (520) 364-3424 Fax: (520) 364-6750

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. Website: http://www.bensonnews-sun.com/

Sierra Vista Herald (Sierra Vista, Arizona) 102 Fab Ave., Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 Phone: 520-458-9440 Website: http://www.svherald.com/

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] Website: http://www.thetombstonenews.com/

Vital Records
A large number of marriages for this county are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Family History Centers
Bisbee Family History Center  Melody Ln Bisbee, Cochise, Arizona, United States Phone: 520-432-3122 Hours: W 3pm-7pm; all other days by appt

Douglas Family History Center  2800 15th St Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States Phone: 520-364-8075 Hours: M-T,Th-F by request; W 6pm-8pm

St. David Family History Center 481 N Pomerene Rd Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States Phone: 520-586-2301 Hours: T 10am-5pm; W 6pm-8:00pm; Th 10am-8:00pm; Sat 10am-1pm

Sierra Vista Family History Center  115 North HWY 90 Sierra Vista, Cochise, Arizona, United States Phone: 520-459-1284 Hours: T-W 10am-2pm; Thu 10am-9pm; Sat 12pm-4pm Closed: Sunday, Monday, Friday

Sunsites Family History Center 206 Ford Street Sunsites, Cochise, Arizona, United States Phone: 520-826-3850 Attention: Center is temporarily closed

Mesa Arizona Regional Family History Center (Maricopa County) 41 S. Hobson, Mesa, Arizona 85204 Phone: 480-964-1200 http://www.mesarfhc.org/

These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Libraries
Cochise County Library District Old Bisbee High School, 2nd Floor, 100 Clawson Avenue, Bisbee, Arizona 85603 Mailing: Drawer AK, Bisbee, AZ 85603 Fax: 520-432-7339 Website: http://cochise.lib.az.us/

Benson Public Library 300 S. Huachuca, P.O. Box 1480, Benson, Arizona 85602 Phone: 520-586-9535 Website: http://cochise.lib.az.us/benson/bpl.html

Bisbee Copper Queen Library 6 Main Street, P.O. Box 1857, Bisbee, Arizona 85603 Phone: 520-432-4232 Website: http://sites.google.com/site/msbwhite/home

Bowie Jimmie Libhart Public Library 201 N. Central Ave., P.O. Box 417, Bowie, Arizona 85605 Phone/Fax: 520-847-2522 Website: http://cochise.lib.az.us/bowie.html

Douglas Public Library 560 10th Street, Douglas, Arizona 85607 Phone: 520-417-7357. Fax: 520-805-5503 Website: http://cochise.lib.az.us/douglas.html

Elfrida Library 10552 North Highway 191, P.O. Box 98, Elfrida, AZ 85610 Phone/Fax: 520-642-1744. Website: http://cochise.lib.az.us/celfrida.html

Elsie Hogan Public Library 100 North Curtis Ave., Willcox, Arizona 85643 Phone: 520-766-4250 Email: Director, Tom Miner at [mailto:tminer@willcoxcity.org tminer@willcoxcity.org] Website: http://cochise.lib.az.us/willcox.html

Huachuca City Public Library 506 N. Gonzales Blvd., Huachuca City, AZ 85616 Phone/Fax: 520-456-1063 Website: http://cochise.lib.az.us/chuachucacity.html

Myrtle Kraft Library 2393 S. Rock House Rd., P.O. Box 16552, Portal, AZ 85632 Phone/Fax: 520-558-2468. Website: http://cochise.lib.az.us/cportal.html

Sierra Vista Public Library 2600 E. Tacoma, Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635 Phone: 520-458-4225 Fax: 520-458-5377 Website: http://www.ci.sierra-vista.az.us/cms1//index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=section&amp;id=22&amp;Itemid=831

Sunizona’s Alice Woods Library Old School House, Ash Creek School Campus, Highway 181, Sunizona Mailing: 6460 E. Highway 181, Pearce, AZ 85625 Phone/Fax: 520-824-3145 Website: http://cochise.lib.az.us/csunizona.html

Sunsites Community Library 210 North Ford Road, Sunsites, AZ Mailing: P.O. Box 544, Pearce, AZ 85625 Phone/Fax: 520-826-3866 Website: http://cochise.lib.az.us/csunsites.html

Tombstone City Library 4th &amp; Toughnut Street, Tombstone, AZ 85638 Mailing: P.O. Box 218, Tombstone, AZ 85638 Phone: 520-457-3612 Fax: 520-457-3612. Email: [mailto:jhoffma@tombstonepl.lib.az.us jhoffma@tombstonepl.lib.az.us]

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog