Greenlee County, Arizona Genealogy

United States Arizona  Greenlee County

County Courthouse
Greenlee County Courthouse P O Box 908 Clifton, Az 85533 Phone:520-865-2972

Clerk Superior Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1911 County Recorder has land records

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 Greenlee County, Arizona was once part of Socorro and Doña Ana counties in 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 Greenlee County, Arizona between 1852 and 1863, first check for records in Greenlee 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.

1909--Greenlee County was created 10 March 1909 from Graham County. County seat: Clifton

Neighboring Counties

 * Apache
 * Catron County, New Mexico
 * Cochise
 * Graham
 * Grant County, New Mexico
 * Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Cemeteries
Franklin Cemetery, Greenlee County, Arizona

Arizona Cemetery Transcription and Photo Project

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Clifton
 * Duncan
 * Franklin
 * Morenci
 * York

Societies and Libraries
Greenlee County Historical Society 315 Chase Creek P.O. Box 1125 Clifton, AZ 85533 Telephone 928-865-3115 Hours 2-4:30 T, Th, Sat.

Family History Centers
Introduction to Family History Centers

Clifton Arizona 112 Riverside Dr Clifton, Greenlee, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-865-1562

Duncan Arizona Fairgrounds Rd &amp; Clifton Hwy Duncan, Greenlee, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-359-2348

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