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Genealogy Research in Maricopa County, Arizona

Are you just beginning your ancestry research in Arizona? Why not hire a professional genealogist to assist
you with your genealogy search? Our researchers are ready to help you find a wealth of records in Arizona. Many
types of people have lived in Arizona for thousands of years of state's history. Native American peoples first settled
the area of modern day Arizona about 10,000-15,000 years ago and Spanish explorers

arrived in the area during the
early 1500's when they developed
missions and presidios in the Southwest.
Arizona was part of Mexico from 1821
until 1848 when it became a U.S. territory
after the conclusion of the Mexican-
American War.

Many ethnic groups and nationalities
settled or lived in Arizona in the past including Native American tribes like
the Navajo, Hopi, Apache,
Zuni, African-Americans, and
others from places like Mexico,
Spain, Ireland, England, and
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Arizona is an exciting state for genealogy research because of the extensive and high quality records available to
the professional genealogist at the various libraries, county courthouses, archives, and other repositories located
throughout the state, and at places like the LDS Family History Library in Utah. Contact our genealogists today
to learn how we might help you with your genealogy search in Arizona using many of these great records and
resources.

If you would like a professional genealogist to undertake
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Maricopa County, AZ towns and cities including:

Aguila, Anthem, Apache Junction, Arlington,
Avondale, Buckeye, Carefree, Cave Creek,
Chandler, Circle City, El Mirage, Fountain Hills,
Gila Bend, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Guadalupe,
Higley, Komatke, Laveen, Liberty, Litchfield Park,
Mesa, Mobile, Morristown, New River, Palo Verde,
Paradise Valley, Peoria, Phoenix, Queen Creek, Rio
Verde, Scottsdale, Sun City, Sun City West, Sun
Lakes, Surprise, Tempe, Theba, Tolleson, Tonopah,
Tortilla Flat, Waddell, Wickenburg, Wintersburg,
Wittmann, Youngtown

Our AZ genealogy research team consists of
expert genealogists who live and work in Arizona
(doing research at the Arizona Historical Society,
Arizona State Library, etc.), another group that works
in the U.S. capital in Washington, D.C. (at places like the U.S. National Archives and Library of Congress),
and a third team of researchers that works at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The records collection of the Family History Library is the single most important resource for family tree research
since it consists of literally billions of genealogy records from all parts of the globe, making it the largest and most
important collection of genealogical information available in the world. Included in the Family History Library's
collections are literally millions of genealogical records related to the state of AZ and which can be a great help to
your ancestry search. Click here to read about what our clients are saying about our genealogists and our unique
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Did you know that millions of genealogy records are NOT available on the Internet?

Many people are unaware that many important records which are crucial to their family tree search cannot be
found online. Many Maricopa County

records, for example, are only available to researchers who physically
visit repositories at the local level in Arizona, at the
federal level in Washington, D.C., or at the LDS
Family History Library in Utah, and are not readily available on the internet. Our genealogy researchers
have access to all of these records and are ready to
assist you with your genealogy search in Arizona.

So, if you have limited your past research to
exhaustive internet searches at Ancestry.com,
Rootsweb, and other online databases and web
sites, you may have reached a brick wall because
you're

missing out on the literal gold mine of records available on microfilm, in books, and in other published works at libraries,
archives, and other records repositories. Many genealogical records
such as family wills, court records, obituaries, death certificates,
military records, and land deeds are not available online and
can only be obtained by mailing research requests to places like
local public libraries or cemeteries, or by visiting the LDS Family
History Library in Utah. These records are critical to any
comprehensive ancestry search and should not be overlooked
if high quality and thorough research results are to be achieved
during your project. For these and other reasons, it's sometimes
a great idea to hire a professional genealogist to assist you with
your genealogy search.

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in Arizona. Please contact us for a complimentary genealogy
research consultation! If you are ready to begin this exciting
research, please provide us with some information as listed
in the box below to help us get started on your case:

"Not to know what
happened before we were
born is to remain perpetually
a child. For what is the worth
of a human life unless it is
woven into the life of our ancestors by the records
of history"

-Cicero (106-43 B.C.E.)

Family Tree Search - Maricopa County, Arizona

(*If you don't know exact dates, please state circa 1880, 1881, etc.)

Current genealogy research goals (i.e. trace ancestors, find family, etc.)
Full name of ancestor
Date of birth of ancestor
Birthplace of ancestor
Marriage date of ancestor
Marriage place of ancestor
Spouse's name (If more than one please give details)
Ancestor's siblings' names
Ancestor's children's names
Additional details about ancestor(s) which might be helpful
Type of ancestry research you have conducted in the past
Home phone number where you can reached
Mobile number

Please send the information above to helpdesk@mygenealogist.com

If you'd like to speak to a professional genealogist today about your
ancestry research in Arizona, please feel free contact us:

1-800-416-3497 (USA and Canada)

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Maricopa County, Arizona Genealogy Resources

Are you just beginning your ancestry research in Maricopa County, Arizona? Our expert research team has
put together some helpful links and resources to help you get started with your project. Many of the Maricopa
County resources listed on this page are often used by our genealogists to locate important records like birth
certificates, obituaries, court records, marriage certificates, land deeds, and family histories.

Cemeteries

Arizona Gravestone Photo Project - Maricopa County, AZ

Burials in the Pioneer & Military Memorial Park

Cemeteries of Maricopa County, Arizona - Interment.net

Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project - Mohave County, AZ

Double Butte Cemetery - Tempe, AZ

Epodunk - Maricopa County, AZ Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Maricopa County, AZ Cemeteries

Maricopa County Arizona Cemeteries Project

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona - Phoenix, AZ

The Political Graveyard - Maricopa County, AZ

Tombstone Transcription Project - Maricopa County, AZ

Arizona Genealogy Trails - Maricopa County Cemeteries

Biographies

Arizona Genealogy Trails - Maricopa County, Arizona Biographies

Census Records

1880 Census of Maricopa County, AZ - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Maricopa County, AZ - FamilySearch.org

1880 Census of Maricopa County, AZ - USGenWeb Census Project

1910 Census of Maricopa County, AZ - Ancestry.com

1920 Census of Maricopa County, AZ - Ancestry.com

1930 Census of Maricopa County, AZ - Ancestry.com

Directories

1914 City Directory - Mesa, AZ

Maricopa County, Arizona City, County, and Rural Directories

Meyer's Business Directory of the City of Phoenix, Arizona 1888

USGenWeb Archives - Maricopa County, Arizona Directories

Phoenix, Mesa, and Tempe Arizona 1892 City Directory

History

History of Maricopa County - Arizona Genealogy Trails

Maricopa County at a Glance

Maricopa County - Cities of Arizona

National Register of Historical Places - Maricopa County, AZ

USGenWeb Archives - Maricopa County, AZ

Wikipedia.org - Maricopa County, AZ

Libraries, Museums, and Archives

Arizona Historical Society Library - Phoenix, AZ

Arizona State Library - Phoenix, AZ

Archives & Special Collections - ASU Libraries

Archives of the Diocese of Phoenix

Arizona Historical Society - Phoenix, AZ

Arizona Military Museum

Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum

Arizona Railway Museum - Chandler, AZ

Arizona Room - Phoenix Public Library

Cave Creek Museum

The Chandler Museum - Chandler, AZ

Desert Caballeros Western Museum - Wickenburg, Arizona

The Ellis-Shackelford House

Heard Museum - Native American Cultures and Arts

Huhugam Heritage Center - Chandler, AZ

Local History Archives and Special Collections - Mesa Library

Maricopa County Libraries

Mesa Arizona Regional Family History Center

Mesa Historical Museum

Mesa Southwest Museum

Phoenix Museum of History

Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum

Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park

River of Time Museum - Fountain Hills, Arizona

The River of Time Museum

Robson's Mining World

Rosson House Museum - Phoenix, AZ

Sahuaro Ranch Park Historical Area - Glendale, AZ

San Tan Historical Society Museum - Queen Creek, AZ

Scottsdale Historical Museum

Sirrine House - Mesa, AZ

Scottsdale Collections - Scottsdale Public Library

Taliesin West - Scottsdale, AZ

Tempe Historical Museum

Tovrea Castle and Carraro Cactus Garden

USGenWeb Archives - Maricopa County, AZ

Military Records

1883 Pensioners on the Roll

Maricopa County, Arizona World War II Casualties Army and Air Force

World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Personnel

Obituaries

Allen Funeral Home - Obituaries

Arizona Memorial Mortuaries - Obituaries

Arizona Obituaries and Old News - Obituaries

The Arizona Republic - Obituaries

Best Funeral Services - Obituaries

Bunker Family - Obituaries

Bunker Family Funeral Homes - Obituaries

Crystal Rose Funeral Home - Obituaries

Daily News-Sun - Obituaries

East Valley Tribune - Obituaries

The Fountain Hills Times - Obituaries

Greer Wilson Funeral Home - Obituaries

West Valley View - Obituaries

The Wickenburg Sun - Obituaries

USGenWeb Archives - Maricopa County, Arizona Obituaries

Societies

Agua Fria Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Arizona Sun - American Historical Society of Germans From Russia

Black Family Genealogy & History Society

Black Mountain Foothills -National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Cactus Wren Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Camelback Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Captain Granville Henderson Oury Camp 1708 - Sons of Confederate Veterans

Charles Trumbull Hayden Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Colonel Sherod Hunter Camp 1525 - Sons of Confederate Veterans

Copper State Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

The Croatian-American Club

Desert Wells Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Family History Society of Arizona

Four Peaks Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Genealogical Workshop of Mesa

Gila Butte Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Glendale Arizona Historical Society

Governor George W. P. Hunt Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Grand Canyon Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Litchfield Park Historical Society

Major Winfield Scott Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Maricopa Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Mesa Office of Historic Preservation

Paradise Valley Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Phoenix Historic Preservation Office

Pioneers' Cemetery Association

Saguaro Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

San Tan Historical Society

Scottsdale Arizona Civil War Roundtable

Tempe Historical Society

West Valley Genealogy Society

White Tank Mountains Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Vital Records

Arizona Genealogy Trails - 1880 Mortality Schedule

Arizona Genealogy Trails - Maricopa County Births 1855-1900

Arizona Genealogy Trails - Maricopa County Deaths

Arizona Genealogy Trails - Maricopa County Marriages

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates - Arizona Department of Health

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates - VitalRec.com

Western States Marriage Record Index

Click Below to Learn More about Your Arizona Genealogy

County	Formation Date	County Seat	Parent County
Apache County	1879	St. Johns	Yavapai County
Cochise County	1881	Bisbee	Pima County
Coconino County	1891	Flagstaff	Yavapai County
Gila County	1881	Globe	Maricopa and Pinal Counties
Graham County	1881	Safford	Apache and Pima Counties
Greenlee County	1909	Clifton	Graham County
La Paz County	1983	Parker	Yuma County
Maricopa County	1871	Phoenix	Pima and Yavapai Counties
Mohave County	1864	Kingman	Original county
Navajo County	1895	Holbrook	Apache County
Pima County	1864	Tucson	Original county
Pinal County	1875	Florence	Maricopa and Pima Counties
Santa Cruz County	1899	Nogales	Cochise and Pima Counties.
Yavapai County	1864	Prescott	Original county
Yuma County	1864	Yuma	Original county

MyGenealogist.com U.S. State Resources

Follow the links below to learn more about the helpful resources available to researchers in the states where
your family and ancestors lived in the past. All U.S. states hold important collections of records which are critical to
the success of any given genealogy search. Some major records of genealogical value include land deeds, vital records,
local histories, biographical records, cemetery records, birth certificates, obituaries, newspapers, as well as other types
of records. Many of these records can be found be our researchers at county courthouses, state archives, public libraries, and other repositories of records and can be of great help to your family tree search.

Alabama	Hawaii	Massachusetts	New Mexico	South Dakota
Alaska	Idaho	Michigan	New York	Tennessee
Arizona	Illinois	Minnesota	North Carolina	Texas
Arkansas	Indiana	Mississippi	North Dakota	Utah
California	Iowa	Missouri	Ohio	Vermont
Colorado	Kansas	Montana	Oklahoma	Virginia
Connecticut	Kentucky	Nebraska	Oregon	Washington
Delaware	Louisiana	Nevada	Pennsylvania	West Virginia
Florida	Maine	New Hampshire	Rhode Island	Wisconsin
Georgia	Maryland	New Jersey	South Carolina	Wyoming

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Albania	Chile	Greenland	Martinique	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Andorra	Colombia	Grenada	Mexico	Saint Lucia
Anguilla	Costa Rica	Guadeloupe	Moldova	Saint Pierre & Miquelon
Antigua and Barbuda	Croatia	Guatemala	Montserrat	Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Argentina	Cuba	Guernsey and Alderney	Monaco	San Marino
Aruba	Cyprus	Guyana	Montenegro	Scotland
Australia	Czech Republic	Haiti	Namibia	Serbia
Austria	Denmark	Honduras	Netherlands	Slovakia
Bahamas	Dominica	Hungary	Netherlands Antilles	Slovenia
Barbados	Dominican Republic	Iceland	New Zealand	South Africa
Belarus	Ecuador	India	Nicaragua	Spain
Belgium	El Salvador	Ireland	Norway	Suriname
Belize	England	Isle of Man	Panama	Sweden
Bermuda	Estonia	Italy	Paraguay	Switzerland
Bolivia	Falkland Islands	Jamaica	Peru	Trinidad and Tobago
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Faroe Islands	Jersey	Philippines	Turks and Caicos Islands
Brazil	Finland	Latvia	Poland	Ukraine
British Virgin Islands	France	Liechtenstein	Portugal	United Kingdom
Bulgaria	French Guiana	Lithuania	Puerto Rico	United States
Canada	Germany	Luxembourg	Romania	U.S. Virgin Islands
Cape Verde	Gibraltar	Macedonia	Russia	Uruguay
Cayman Islands	Greece	Malta	Saint Helena	Wales

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