Navajo County, Arizona Genealogy

United States Arizona  Navajo County

County Courthouse
Navajo County Arizona P O Box 668 Holbrook, Az 86025-0668 Phone: 520-524-4000

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

History
Udall, Don T. Udall Family Papers. 1946. Correspondence, family history manuscripts, photographs, and a "Record of Protests" ledger relating to Don Udall's service as Navajo County Superior Court Judge, and his family and genealogy. Correspondence, from his service as Judge, deals with routine matters such as employment, juvenile correction, adoptions, divorce, petitions for release from jury duty, assistance in obtaining probation, and state and local politics. There are manuscripts about the Udall and Patterson families as well as a history of the Holbrook Lions Club. There is a photograph of Don Udall. The alphabetical "Record of Protests" ledger lists protests over import duty rates for goods imported from Mexico; it gives name, type of material imported, means of transport into the country, and statement of resolution, 1923-1959.

Parent County

 * Until 1821 - New Spain controlled land that later would become Arizona. Some records of early settlers may have been sent to an archives in Seville, Spain, or to archives in Mexico City.
 * In 1821 - Mexico obtained jurisdiction over the land that later would become Arizona. Records of this period may have been sent to archives in Mexico City.
 * In 1846 - New Mexico Territory was setup, it included land that later would become Arizona.
 * In 1852 - New Mexico Territory created counties that stretched east and west from the Texas border to the California border, including land that became Arizona. Land in present-day Navajo County, Arizona was once part of Taos, Rio Arriba, Santa Ana, Bernalillo, Valencia, and Socorro counties of New Mexico. Records during this period may have been sent to courthouses in their respective New Mexico counties.
 * In 1863 - Arizona Territory was created from the western half of New Mexico territory. All previous counties were dissolved, and eventually four new counties were created in the new Arizona Territory. One of those counties was Yavapai county which covered the land that later became Navajo county.

21 March 1895 - Navajo County was created from Apache County. County seat: Holbrook

Boundary Changes
See Previous Jurisdictions to land in Arizona showing dates the jurisdictions were created and maps. This will help in determining what jurisdiction your ancestor lived in and where the records are now located.

Neighboring Counties

 * Apache, Arizona
 * Coconino, Arizona
 * Gila, Arizona
 * Graham, Arizona
 * San Juan County, Utah

Resources

 * Great Register of Navajo County, Arizona Territory. Navajo County [Ariz.]: County Recorder, 1800.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries in Navajo County Arizona at Arizona Gravestones
 * Cemeteries in Navajo County Arizona at Find a Grave

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records: Clay Springs, Heber, Holbrook, Joseph City, Lakeside, Linden, Pinedale, Showlow, Shumway, Snowflake, Taylor, Winslow and Woodruff.

Land
Recorded documents can be search online. Searchable documents exist starting in 1989. Unofficial images are available starting in 1995. To search for older documents requires a visit to

Navajo County AZ Recorders Office  PO Box 668   100 E Code Talkers Dr   Holbrook AZ 86025   Phone: 928-524-4190

Local Histories
Journal of May Louise Hunt Larsen of Snowflake AZ. Journal kept between 1894 and 1943.

Vital Records
Arellano, Fay Louise Smith. Arizona Territorial Marriages. Navajo County, 1895-1912. Mesa, AZ: Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board, 2001.

393 marriages from 13 May 1895 to 15 Feb 1912 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Societies and Libraries
Navajo County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 473 &gt;br. Holbrook, AZ 86025 Telephone 928-524-6558 Hours 8-5 daily

Show Low Historical Society 541 E. Deuce of Clubs St. Show Low, AZ 85902 Telephone 928-532-7115 Hours 1-5 Tues.-Fri.; 10-2 Sat., April 15-Oct. 20

Family History Centers
Introduction to Family History Centers

Holbrook Arizona 1127 Helen Ave Holbrook, Navajo, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-524-6663

Polacca Arizona State Route 264 Polacca, Navajo, Arizona, United States Telephone: 520-737-2505

Show Low Arizona 1401 W Deuce of Clubs Show Low, Navajo, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-537-2331

Snowflake Arizona 284 W 1st N Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-536-7430

Winslow Arizona 205 W Lee St Winslow, Navajo, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-289-5496

Woodruff Arizona Main St &amp; 1st St Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-524-2798

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb for Navajo county Arizona May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Navajo County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Navajo County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)