Arizona, United States Genealogy

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

Arizona Information
The western half of New Mexico territory was removed and became the new Arizona territory on 24 February 1863. 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 the next 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: also other counties which might have records for Arizona residents
 * 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
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
 * Family History Center locator map

Additional Resources

 * 2001-2014 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 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
 * Ancestorhunt.com - resources for Arizona genealogy research
 * 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 * Arizona Research Outline – Original Family History Library research outline; contains many out of date links