Mohave County, Arizona Genealogy

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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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Kingman
 * Littlefield
 * Moccasin
 * Mt. Trumbull

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

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