Yuma County, Arizona Genealogy

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History
Yuma County, Arizona is in the far southwest corner of the state. Principal communities include Yuma and Somerton. It extended to Parker in the north until the 1970s when the northern half of the county split off to form La Paz County.

For some County maintained records in the area now in La Paz County, many of the records will be found in Yuma, that city being the county seat.

Parent County
1864--Yuma County was created 21 December 1864 as an original county. County seat: Yuma

Record Loss
Some environmental damage has occurred to many of the historical registers. Meldew and mold have taken its toll on the readability of some of the registers and case files.

Neighboring Counties

 * Imperial County, California
 * La Paz
 * Maricopa
 * Pima

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Yuma

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