Arizona County History and Listings

Apache
Box 365, St. Johns, AZ 85936
(928) 337-4364
http://www.co.apache.az.us
Incorporated: Feb. 24, 1879
Parent county: Yavapai
Birth records: started in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Marriage: 1879, Superior Court
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: 1879, Superior Court
Land: 1879, Clerk of Courts
Probate: 1879, Superior Court

Castle Dome
Incorporated: 1860
Parent county: Original county
Notes: See Yuma County. Name changed to Yuma Nov. 8, 1864.

Cochise
Box CK, Bisbee, AZ 85603
(520) 432-9364
http://www.co.cochise.az.us
Incorporated: Feb. 1, 1881
Parent county: Pima
Birth records: start in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Marriage: 1881, Superior Court
Death: 1909 Department of Health
Divorce: unknown, Superior Court
Land: unknown, County Recorder
Probate: unknown, Superior Court
Naturalization: unknown, Superior Court

Coconino
100 E. Birch Ave., Flagstaff, AZ 86001
(928) 779-6536
http://www.coconino.az.gov
Incorporated: Feb. 19, 1891
Parent county: Yavapai
Birth records: start in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Marriage: 1891, Superior Court
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: 1891, Superior Court
Land: unknown, County Recorder
Probate: 1891, Superior Court
Court: 1891, Superior Court
Naturalization: 1891, Superior Court

Ewell
Incorporated: 1860
Parent county: Original county
Notes: See Pima County. Name changed to Pima Nov. 8, 1864.

Gila
1400 E. Ash St., Globe, AZ 85501
(928) 425-3231
http://www.gilacountyaz.gov
Incorporated: Feb. 8, 1881
Parent counties: Maricopa, Pinal
Marriage records: start in 1881, kept by Superior Court
Divorce: 1914, Superior Court
Land: unknown, County Recorder
Birth: 1909, Department of Health
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Notes: District Court has naturalization records 1894–1912. Clerk of the Superior Court has probate records 1880–1953.

Graham
800 Main St., Safford, AZ 85546
(928) 428-3250
http://www.graham.az.gov
Incorporated: March 10, 1881
Parent counties: Apache, Pima
Birth records: start in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Marriage: 1909, Department of Health
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: 1881, Superior Court
Land: unknown, County Recorder
Probate: 1881, Superior Court
Naturalization: 1881, Superior Court
Notes: Clerk of the Superior Court has naturalization records 1903–1973.

Greenlee
Webster St., Clifton, AZ 85533
(928) 865-3872
http://www.co.greenlee.az.us
Incorporated: March 10, 1909
Parent county: Graham
Birth records: start in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Marriage: 1911, Superior Court
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: 1911, Superior Court
Land: 1911, County Recorder
Probate: 1911, Superior Court

La Paz
1108 Joshua Ave., Parker, AZ 85344
(928) 669-6115
http://www.co.la-paz.az.us
Incorporated: Jan. 1, 1983
Parent county: Yuma
Birth records: start in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Marriage: unknown, Superior Court
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: unknown, Superior Court
Land: unknown, County Recorder
Probate: unknown, Superior Court
Naturalization: unknown, Superior Court

Maricopa
201 W. Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ 85003
(602) 506-3204
http://www.maricopa.gov
Incorporated: Feb. 14, 1871
Parent counties: Pima, Yavapai, Yuma
Birth records: start in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Marriage: 1871, Superior Court
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: 1871, Superior Court
Land: unknown, County Recorder
Probate: 1916, Superior Court
Naturalization: 1912, Superior Court

Mohave
401 E. Spring St., Kingman, AZ 86401
(928) 753-9141
http://www.co.mohave.az.us
Incorporated: Nov. 8, 1864
Parent county: Original county
Birth records: start in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: unknown, Superior Court
Land: unknown, County Recorder
Naturalization: unknown, Superior Court
Notes: Clerk of Superior Court has marriage records 1919–1943 and probate records that include an estate register 1913–1922, minutes 1865–1915, letters of administration 1877–1921, and files of guardianships 1885–1951.

Navajo
Box 668, Holbrook, AZ 86025
(928) 524-6161
http://www.co.navajo.az.us
Incorporated: March 21, 1895
Parent county: Apache
Birth records: start in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: unknown, Superior Court
Land: unknown, County Recorder
Probate: unknown, Superior Court
Naturalization: unknown, Superior Court
Notes: Clerk of Superior Court has marriage records 1895–1970.

Pima
130 W. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 740-8126
http://www.pima.gov
Incorporated: Nov. 8, 1864
Parent county: Original county
Birth records: start in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: unknown, Superior Court
Land: 1864, County Recorder
Naturalization: 1864, Superior Court
Notes: Clerk of Superior Court has marriage records 1908–1921 and probate records 1866–1909.

Pinal
Box 2730, Florence, AZ 85232
(520) 866-5300
http://www.co.pinal.az.us
Incorporated: Feb. 1, 1875
Parent counties: Pima, Yavapai
Birth records: start in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: 1883, Superior Court
Land: unknown, County Recorder
Naturalization: 1875, Superior Court
Notes: Clerk of Superior Court has marriage records 1874–1910 and probate records 1875–1949.

Santa Cruz
Box 1929, Nogales, AZ 85628
(520) 375-7730
http://www.co.santa-cruz.az.us
Incorporated: March 15, 1899
Parent counties: Cochise, Pima
Birth records: start in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Marriage: 1899, Superior Court
Divorce: unknown, Superior Court
Land: 1899, County Recorder
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Adoption: 1940, Superior Court
Notes: Clerk of Superior Court has military records 1907–1922 and Naturalization records 1888–1985.

Yavapai
120 S. Cortez, Prescott, AZ 86303
(928) 771-3312
http://www.co.yavapai.az.us
Incorporated: Nov. 8, 1864
Parent county: Original county
Birth records: started in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Marriage: 1870, Superior Court
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: unknown, Superior Court
Land: 1864, County Recorder
Probate: 1865, Superior Court
Naturalization: unknown, Superior Court

Yuma
168 S. Second Ave., Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 329-2164
http://www.co.yuma.az.us
Incorporated: Nov. 8, 1864
Parent county: Original county
Birth records: started in 1909, kept by Department of Health
Death: 1909, Department of Health
Divorce: 1863, Superior Court
Land: 1863, County Recorder
Probate: 1876, Superior Court
Naturalization: 1863, Superior Court
Notes: Clerk of Superior Court has marriage records 1864–1927.

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