Arizona, United States Genealogy

United States Arizona

Guide to Arizona ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Welcome to Arizona, the Grand Canyon State

Counties

 * Apache
 * Cochise
 * Coconino
 * Gila
 * Graham
 * Greenlee
 * La Paz
 * Maricopa
 * Mohave
 * Navajo
 * Pima
 * Pinal
 * Santa Cruz
 * Yavapai
 * Yuma


 * Other counties which might have records for Arizona residents


 * Castle Dome AZ· Doña Ana AZ· Ewell AZ· Lincoln NV· Mesilla AZ· Nye NV· Pah-Ute AZ· Rio Virgin UT


 * Previous Jurisdictions to Land in Arizona shows when counties were created, maps, and where their records are now located.
 * See also Arizona County Creation Dates and Parent Counties

Major Repositories
State Archives· State Library· Mesa FamilySearch Library· Arizona Historical Society· Arizona State University Library· Northern Arizona University Library· University of Arizona Special Collections· Phoenix Public Library· Pima County Public Library· West Valley Genealogical Society· Bancroft Library· Family History Library· Southwest Museum Braun Research Library· National Archives at Riverside

Migration Routes
Colorado River· Little Colorado River· Gila River· Beale Wagon Road· Butterfield Overland Mail· Honeymoon Trail· Juan Bautista de Anza Trail· Old Spanish Trail· Route 66· Atlantic and Pacific Railroad· Santa Fe Railway· Southern Pacific Railroad· Texas and Pacific Railway

Did You Know?



 * There are 21 Indian reservations in Arizona.
 * 1540; few setters until 1840.
 * Early records in Spain, Mexico, New Mexico.
 * U.S. territory after Mexican War 1846-1848.
 * 1853 added land south of the  for Butterfield Overland Mail and Southern Pacific Railroad routes.
 * Gretna Greens. When an eloping Arizona couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, or Yuma, Yuma, Arizona.
 * Prison Records. Arizona Department of Corrections has a searchable online database of 100 years of Inmate Admissions (1872 - 1972).

Wiki Articles on Arizona topics linking to FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * Arizona Births and Christening (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Arizona Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Arizona Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Arizona Mariages, (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Arizona, Maricopa County Probate Case Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Arizona Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Obtain additional help

 * Consult a Professional Genealogist

Research Tools

 * Arizona Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Arizona Genealogy - Guide to Ancestry information on ordering vital records, city and government links, history and facts of counties, printable genealogy forms, list of archives and societies, genealogical terms, and lookup volunteers
 * Rotating Formation Arizona County Boundary Maps and Atlases
 * Arizona Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The American Civil War
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.
 * Arizona Genealogy extensive directory of Arizona genealogy records

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