Maricopa County, Arizona Genealogy

United States &gt; Arizona &gt; Maricopa County

Parent County
1871--Maricopa County was created 14 February 1871 from Yavapai, Yuma, and Pima Counties. County seat: Phoenix

Cities
Apache Junction (most of Apache Junction is in Pinal County) | Avondale | Chandler | El Mirage | Gilbert | Glendale | Goodyear | Litchfield Park | Mesa | Peoria (part of Peoria is in Yavapai County) | Phoenix | Scottsdale | Surprise | Tempe | Tolleson

Towns
Buckeye | Carefree | Cave Creek | Fountain Hills | Gila Bend | Guadalupe | Paradise Valley | Queen Creek (part of Queen Creek is in Pinal County) | Wickenburg | Youngtown

Other Communities
Aguila | Anthem | Arlington | Circle City | Higley | Komatke | Laveen | Liberty | Mobile | Morristown | Palo Verde | Tonopah | Tortilla Flat | Waddell | Wintersburg | Wittmann

Neighboring Counties

 * Gila
 * La Paz
 * Pima
 * Pinal
 * Yavapai
 * Yuma

Cemeteries

 * Liberty Cemetery, Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona at Findagrave.com
 * Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona at Interment.net
 * The City of Tempe web site has burial records for Double Butte Cemetery.
 * The Family History Society of Arizona has burial records for Double Butte Cemetery.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records: Alma, Avondale, Buckeye, Capitol (Phoenix), Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Lehi, Mesa, Mesa 1st, Mesa 2nd, Mesa 3rd, Mesa 4th, Mesa 5th, Mesa 6th, Mesa 7th, Mesa 8th, Papago, Phoenix, Phoenix 1st, Phoenix 2nd, Phoenix 3rd, Phoenix 4th, Phoenix 5th, Scottsdale, Spanish-American and Tempe.

Newspapers
The Arizona Republic

The Phoenix Gazette

The East Valley Tribune

The Mesa Tribune (may have changed name to the present East Valley Tribune)

Vital Records
2,970 marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog