Arizona, United States Genealogy


 * This article is about the southwestern U.S. state. For other uses, see Arizona (disambiguation).

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 * There are 21 Indian reservations in Arizona.
 * Spanish arrived in 1539, but Hispanic settlement was sparse until after 1840.
 * Early records may also have been sent to archives in Spain, Mexico, or New Mexico.
 * AZ's northern 70% became U.S. territory after the Mexican-American War 1846-1848.
 * The 1853 added land to southern AZ. Both the Butterfield Overland Mail and Southern Pacific Railroad used this land, which fostered AZ settlement.

Counties



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

Extinct or Renamed Counties:  Bernalillo NM· Castle Dome· Doña Ana NM· Ewell· Mesilla· Pah-Ute· Rio Arriba NM· Rio Virgin· San Juan NM · Santa Ana NM· Socorro NM· Taos NM· Valencia NM

Arizona County Creation Dates and Parent Counties showing dates they were created or renamed and counties created from older counties. Details will assist you in determining which county would have the records you are seeking. Arizona currently has 15 counties.

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.

Featured Content

 * Official Guide of the Arizona Office of Tourism


 * Join the Facebook or Skype Genealogy Research Community!
 * Find which county a town is in, what town a cemetery is in, even where a postoffice or building is by using the United States Geographical Survey's Geographical Names Information System.
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.
 * The Arizona GenWeb Project has a wealth of information and is a part of the larger USGenWeb Project. The USGenWeb Project provides internet information on every county in every state in the United States.
 * Arizona Gravestones Photo Project has burial informaion and pictures of the gravestones of many burials in Arizona.
 * Arizona Blacksheep Ancestors indexes of many sources to find your infamous Arizona ancestors.
 * Arizona Genealogy Birth &amp; Death Certificates Now Available to the Public. Arizona state library, archives and public records. The certificate images provided are limited to Arizona: BIRTHS that occurred at least 75 years ago DEATHS that occurred at least 50 years ago

Did You Know?



 * American Indians. There are 21 reservations in the state. In addition to the Navajo—the largest tribe—important groups are the Mohave, Apache, Hopi, Paiute, Tohono O'odham, Ak-Chin, Yuma, Yavapai, Hualapai, and Havasupai. For more information see Indians of Arizona. Histories of Arizona Indians are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under ARIZONA - MINORITIES, as well as under ARIZONA - NATIVE RACES. Other records of American Indians are listed in the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the names of the tribes.
 * Prison Records. Arizona Department of Corrections has a searchable online database of 100 years of Inmate Admissions (1872 - 1972).
 * 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.

Societies
See Arizona Genealogical Societies for a listing of the currently active genealogical societies in Arizona.

Research Tools

 * Robinson, William Henry. The Story of Arizona. Phoenix, Ariz: Berryhill Co, 1919. AccessGenealogy.com scan of the entire book.
 * McClintock, James H., Mormon Settlement in Arizona, A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert, Phoenix, Ariz: Printing and binding by the Manufacturing Stationers, 1921.The entire book on Project Gutenburg.
 * BYU Research Outline for Arizona
 * Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network - Arizona
 * US Gen Web Clickable Map of Arizona Counties  --  Clicking on a county takes you to the County US Gen Web Site
 * George S. Tanner. Mormon Settlements in Arizona. J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, 1970. The Mormon Settlements in Arizona Collection (1857-1986) is a collection of primary sources relating to the Mormon colonization efforts along the Little Colorado River and the surrounding area. The major part of the collection consists of materials collected by George S. Tanner. Included are photocopied or transcribed diaries, histories, correspondence, financial records, biographies and autobiographies, and clippings from and about the Arizona settlements.


 * Collection Inventory

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)

Bibliography:


 * Barnes, Will C. Arizona Place Names. Tucson, Arizona: The University of Arizona Press, 1988, pp. 26-27
 * Dean, Saxton, et al. Dictionary: Tohono O'odham/Pima to English, English to Tohono O'odham/Pima. Tucson, Arizona: The University of Arizona Press, 1983, p. 138
 * Garate, Donald T. "Arizona (Never Arizonac). Link to online book
 * Granger, Byrd Howell. Arizona’s Names: X Marks the Place. Tucson, Arizona: Falconer Pub. Co., 1983, pp. 30-31.
 * Thompson, Clay. "A Sorry State of Affairs When Views Change." The Aizona Republic, February 25, 2007, p. B10.

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