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Graham County, Arizona
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Graham County was established on March 10, 1881 from parts of Apache County and Pima County.
The Graham County Seat is situated in Safford plus the county government website is http://www.graham.az.gov/
Areas neighboring Graham County actually are Cochise County , Pima County, Pinal County, Gila County, Navajo County, Apache County, Greenlee County.
Graham County vital records can be found at the Arizona Office of Vital Records which has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Arizona for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
You can search online for Graham County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Arizona Birth Certificate and Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Graham County does have Federal Census Schedules to help in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940.
Graham Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. You’ll find free online and also printable census forms to aid with your research.
Graham County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Graham County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- Arizona Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Arizona State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Graham County Historical Society Museum, 3430 W Main St, Thatcher, AZ 85552; (928) 348-0470
- Eastern Arizona Museum and Historical Society, N. Main St., No. 2 Pima, AZ 85543; P.O. BOX 274, Pima, AZ 85543; tel (520) 485-9400
- Graham County, Arizona Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Graham County, Arizona Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Graham County (usgwarchives.net)
Graham County Courthouse and Government Records
Genealogist frequently fail to notice the benefits of Graham County court, probate, and land records as a useful resource of family history and genealogy details. Hidden away in Arizona courthouses and archives just about everywhere tend to be the aspirations and frustrations of the many Arizona people. The possibilities are excellent that your potential ancestors have left a in-depth record of at least some factors of their lives in the Graham County court records. Even if your forebears is not brought up in a Court case, contemplate all of the other methods which often can have lead to her or him appearing in court records.
- Graham County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 800 W Main St, Safford, AZ 85546
- Phone: (928) 428-3100
- Graham County Clerk of Superior Court
- Marriage and Divorce Records: 1881
- Probate Records: 1881
- Court Records: 1881
- Graham County Recorder
- Land Records: 1881
Graham County Links
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Graham County. Feel free to furnish your own favorite Graham County genealogy or family history associated sites.
Graham Co. AZ Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Arizona Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Arizona historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Arizona (1866–1977) (genealogybank.com)
- Graham County, Arizona Books (amazon.com)
- Genealogy Publishing Company (genealogical.com)
- Search Arizona Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Graham County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Graham Co. AZ Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- See Also Statewide Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Certificates in Arizona
- Arizona Vital Records Research Guide
- Arizona, Births and Christenings, 1909-1917 (familysearch.org)
- Arizona Genealogy Birth (1855-1936) and Death Certificates (1844-1961) Images (genealogy.az.gov/)
- Arizona Marriage Collection, 1864-1982 (search.ancestry.com)
- Arizona, Deaths and Burials, 1910-1911; 1933-1994 (familysearch.org)
- Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951 (familysearch.org)
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Graham Co. AZ Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Arizona Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Graham Co. AZ Census Records
- Arizona Census Records Research Guide
- Graham County, AZ Census Records Links
- Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s (search.ancestry.com)
- Graham County, AZ Census QuickFacts
Graham Co. AZ Cemeteries & Church Records
- Arizona Cemetery Research Guide
- Graham Co., Arizona Graves (findagrave.com)
- Graham County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Graham Co., Arizona Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Graham County, Arizona
- Graham Co., Arizona Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Topographic Church List and Map for Graham County, Arizona
- Graham County, Arizona Church Books (amazon.com)
Graham Co. AZ Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Arizona Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Graham Co. AZ General and History Websites
- Graham County, Arizona Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Graham County, Arizona Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Graham Co. AZ Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Graham County, Arizona (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Arizona – Counties – Graham (cyndislist.com)
- Graham County Arizona (genealogytrails.com)
- Graham Co. AZGenweb (azgenweb.org)
- Graham County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Graham Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Graham Co. AZ Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Arizona Links and Information
- Graham County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map
- Arizona: Individual County Chronologies (publications.newberry.org)
- 1895 Graham County Map (livgenmi.com)
Graham Co. AZ Military Records
- Arizona Military Records Research Guide
- Arizona, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (familysearch.org)
- Arizona Military Records (fold3.com) gives you easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Arizona women and men who served. Great for Graham County genealogists, researchers, historians and a lot more.
Graham Co. AZ Schools & Directories
- Arizona state business directory: including El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles and other cities classifications for 1916-1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1930 (search.ancestry.com)
- Polk’s Safford (Graham County, Arizona) city directory, 1973 : including Central, Pima, Solomon, Thatcher. (search.ancestry.com)
- Polk’s Arizona and New Mexico pictorial state gazetteer and business directory : 1912-1913. (search.ancestry.com)