Coconino County, Arizona Genealogy

United StatesArizona Coconino County

History
Coconino County, Arizona Flagstaff Justice Court 100 East Birch Avenue

Flagstaff, Az 86001-4696

Clerk Superior Court has marriage, divorce court and probate records from 1891 County Recorder had land records.

Coconino County lies north of Phoenix and the county seat is Flagstaff, so named on account of a flagpole raising by the first settlers of the area. Today Flagstaff is the largest community in the county. &lt;ref name="HBG"&gt;Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Coconino County, Arizona p. 56. ; .&lt;/ref&gt;

Parent County
1891--Coconino County was created 19 February 1891 from Yavapai County. County seat: Flagstaff

Neighboring Counties

 * Gila
 * Kane County, Utah
 * Mohave
 * Navajo
 * San Juan County, Utah
 * Yavapai

Cemeteries
Arizona Cemetery Transcription and Photo Project

Calvary Cemetery 201 W. University Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Phone: 928-220-2317. This is an older Catholic cemetery, founded in 1892 that is near the campus of Northern Arizona University.

Citizen's Cemetery 1300 N San Francisco St Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Phone: 928-774-6725. The largest cemetery in Flagstaff that is run by the city. It is on the east side of the campus of Northern Arizona University.

BillionGraves: Each cemetery has a Google map, photos, and headstone transcriptions of those photos in a searchable database.


 * Lonely Dell Ranch Cemetery, Marble Canyon (West of Page). More likely accessible from US 89A, on west side of Colorado River and north of a small airport (airstrip) in the area.
 * Mountain View Cemetery, Williams
 * Page Cemetery, Page
 * Pioneer Cemetery, Grand Canyon Located entirely within the National Park area, it is on the entrance road going to the main tourist area. Only under a thousand feet or so from the edge of the canyon itself. Has about 100 headstones.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Flagstaff
 * Fredonia
 * Tuba

Vital Records
Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Societies and Libraries
Arizona Historical Society 2340 N Ft. Valley Rd Flagstaff 86001-1200

Sedona Genealogy Club P.O. Box 4258 Sedona 86340

Family History Centers
Introduction to Family History Centers

Flagstaff Arizona 625 E Cherry Ave Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-774-2930

Page Arizona 313 S Lake Powell Blvd Page, Coconino, Arizona, United States Telephone: 928-645-2328

Tuba City Arizona 21 W Moenavi Tuba City, Coconino, Arizona, United States

These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Coconino County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Coconino County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)