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Maricopa County, Arizona
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Maricopa County was established on February 14, 1871 from parts of Pima County and Yavapai County.
The Maricopa County Seat is situated in Phoenix plus the county government website is http://www.maricopa.gov/
Areas neighboring Maricopa County actually are La Paz County, Yuma County, Pima County, Pinal County, Gila County, Yavapai County.
Maricopa 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 Maricopa 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.
Maricopa County does have Federal Census Schedules to help in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940.
Maricopa Co. Mortality Schedules can be obtained for 1880. Maricopa Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be found for 1880. Maricopa Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. You’ll find free online and also printable census forms to aid with your research.
Maricopa County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Maricopa County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- Arizona Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Arizona State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Cherokee Family Ties, 516 North 38th Street, Mesa, AZ 85208
- Genealogical Workshop of Mesa, P.O. Box 6052, Mesa, AZ 85216-6052
- Hispanic Family History Society, 3607 S. Kenneth Place, Tempe, AZ 85282
- Mesa Arizona Family History Center, 41 South Hobson Street, Mesa, Arizona 85204 480-964-1200
- Monte Vista Genies, Monte Vista Village Resort, Pueblo Room, 8865 E. Baseline Road, Mesa AZ 85208-5309
- Ohio Genealogical Society, Arizona Chapter, P.O. Box 677, Gilbert, AZ 85299-0677
- Phoenix Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 38703, Phoenix, Arizona 85069-8703; 602-687-7030
- Polish Genealogical Interest Group of Arizona, 2015 E. Redmon Dr., Tempe, AZ 85283
- Tempe Historical Society 809 East Southern Avenue, Tempe, Arizona 85282; (480) 350-5100
- West Valley Genealogical Society,12222 N. 111th Ave. Youngtown, Arizona 85363; 623-933-4945
- Maricopa County, Arizona Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Maricopa County, Arizona Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Maricopa County (usgwarchives.net)
Maricopa County Courthouse and Government Records
Genealogist frequently fail to notice the benefits of Maricopa 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 Maricopa 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.
- Maricopa County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 201 W Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85003
- Phone: (602) 506-3730
- Maricopa County Clerk of Superior Court
- Marriage and Divorce Records: 1871
- Probate Records: 1871
- Court Records: 1878
- Maricopa County Recorder
- Land Records: 1871
Maricopa County Links
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Maricopa County. Feel free to furnish your own favorite Maricopa County genealogy or family history associated sites.
Maricopa 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)
- Arizona Republican, The (Phoenix, Arizona) (search.ancestry.com)
- The Weekly Republican (Phoenix, Arizona) (search.ancestry.com)
- Maricopa County, Arizona Books (amazon.com)
- Genealogy Publishing Company (genealogical.com)
- Search Arizona Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Maricopa County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Maricopa 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)
Maricopa Co. AZ Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Arizona Court Records Research Guide
- Inventory of the county archives of Arizona. (search.ancestry.com)
- Maricopa County Probate Records, 1870-1930 (familysearch.org) This collection contains images of the probate case files from the Maricopa County Superior Court.
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Maricopa Co. AZ Census Records
- Arizona Census Records Research Guide
- Maricopa County, AZ Census Records Links
- Arizona Census, 1831-80 (search.ancestry.com)
- Arizona and New Mexico Territories Census, Late 1800s (search.ancestry.com)
- Maricopa County, AZ Census QuickFacts
Maricopa Co. AZ Cemeteries & Church Records
- Arizona Cemetery Research Guide
- Maricopa Co., Arizona Graves (findagrave.com)
- Maricopa County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Maricopa Co., Arizona Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Maricopa County, Arizona
- Maricopa Co., Arizona Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Topographic Church List and Map for Maricopa County, Arizona
- Maricopa County, Arizona Church Books (amazon.com)
Maricopa Co. AZ Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Arizona Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Maricopa Co. AZ General and History Websites
- Maricopa County, Arizona Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Maricopa County, Arizona Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Maricopa Co. AZ Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Maricopa County, Arizona (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Arizona – Counties – Maricopa (cyndislist.com)
- Maricopa County Arizona (genealogytrails.com)
- Maricopa Co. AZGenweb (azgenweb.org)
- Maricopa County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Maricopa Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Maricopa Co. AZ Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Arizona Links and Information
- Maricopa County D.O.T. Road and Highway Map
- Arizona: Individual County Chronologies (publications.newberry.org)
- 1895 Maricopa County Map (livgenmi.com)
Maricopa 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 Maricopa County genealogists, researchers, historians and a lot more.
Maricopa 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)
- Arizona Directory Co.’s Phoenix city and Salt River Valley directory, 1930 : including Phoenix, Buckeye, Chandler, Gilbert, Gl (search.ancestry.com)
- Phoenix city and Salt River Valley directory, 1928 : containing an alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens of (search.ancestry.com)
- Phoenix city and Salt River Valley directory, 1920 (search.ancestry.com)
- Phoenix city and Salt River Valley directory, 1923 (search.ancestry.com)
- Phoenix City and Salt River Valley, Arizona Directory, 1923 (search.ancestry.com)
- City directory, Phoenix and vicinity, 1947-1948 (search.ancestry.com)
- Phoenix city directory, 1936 : containing an alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens, a street and ave (search.ancestry.com)
- Phoenix city and Salt River Valley directory, 1915 (search.ancestry.com)
- Phoenix city and Salt River Valley directory, 1913 : containing an alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens of (search.ancestry.com)
- Phoenix city and Salt River Valley directory, 1914 (search.ancestry.com)
- The Arizona Directory Co.’s Phoenix directory for the year 1895 : a general directory of the citizens of Phoenix, Arizona : a (search.ancestry.com)
- The Bensel Directory Co.’s Phoenix directory for the year 1892 : a general directory of the citizens of Phoenix, Tempe, and Me (search.ancestry.com)
- Polk’s Arizona and New Mexico pictorial state gazetteer and business directory : 1912-1913. (search.ancestry.com)