Arizona, United States Genealogy

Guide to Arizona ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Arizona Information
Arizona territory was created on 24 February 1863 from the western half of New Mexico territory. Later, the northwest corner of Arizona was removed and given to Nevada on 18 January 1867. After nearly 50 years of being a territory, Arizona became the last of the contiguous forty-eight states in the Union on 14 February 1912. It is know officially as "The Grand Canyon State," but was referred to informally as "the Baby State" until Alaska became a state in 1959. There are 15 counties in Arizona and the capital is Phoenix.

Arizona Clickable Map
Many genealogy records are kept on the county level in the United States. Click on a county below to go to the county Wiki article listing more information.

Counties
Extinct and former counties which might have records for your Arizona ancestors:

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

FamilySearch Resources
FamilySearch resources that can assist you in searching for your family.
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
 * — index for 2001 - 2014
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Family History Centers - locator map

Additional Resources

 * Cyndi's List - Arizona genealogy sites on the internet
 * Arizona Genealogy Trails - Collection of transcribed data for the state of Arizona
 * Access Genealogy – Genealogy guide for Arizona
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for Arizona
 * Arizona Research Outline – Original Family History Library research outline; contains many out of date links
 * David E. Rencher, Research in Arizona Falls Church, Virginia : National Genealogical Society, 2020 FamilySearch Catalog 979.1 D27ngs
 * Genealogical Society of Arizona [Tempe, Arizona : Genealogical Society of Arizona, 1981-]
 * Copper state journal Tucson, Arizona : Southern Arizona Genealogical Society, 1997- FS Library 979.1 D25s]