Arizona

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Arizona is located in the southwestern region of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix. The second largest city is Tucson, followed in size by the eight Phoenix metropolitan area cities of Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Tempe, Peoria, Surprise and then by Yuma in Yuma County.

Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912 - the 50th anniversary of Arizona's recognition as a territory of the Confederate States of America. Arizona is noted for its desert climate, exceptionally hot summers, and mild winters, however it also features pine forests and mountain ranges in the northern high country, with cooler weather than in the lower deserts.

Arizona is one of the Four Corners states. It borders New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, touches Colorado, and has a 389-mile (626 km) international border with the states of Sonora and Baja California in Mexico. It is the largest landlocked U.S. state by population. In addition to the Grand Canyon, many other national forests, parks, and monuments are located in the state, while more than a quarter of its territory is Federal Trust Land which serves as the home of the Navajo Nation, the Hopi tribe, the Tohono O'odham and Apachepeolpe, various Yavapai tribes and others.

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Gen-Toolkit

Arizona Archives Online
Arizona Genealogy Records
Arizona Memory Project
Arizona Public Libraries
Arizona State Guide

Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
Genealogy Collection Arizona State Library
Historic House Museums & Historic Structures
Historic House Museums in Arizona
Mining Museums and Miners' Memorials for Arizona

Arizona Branch Natl. Soc. Sons & Daughters of The Pilgrims
Arizona Council of Professional Genealogists
Arizona Division - Sons of Confederate Veterans)
Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board
Arizona Historical Foundation
Arizona Historical Society
Arizona Jewish Historical Society

Arizona Society - Order of Founders & Patriots of America

Arizona Society – National Society D.A.R

Arizona Society - National Society S.A.R
Arizona State Genealogical Society
The Caledonia Society of Arizona
Czech & Slovak Genealogical Society of Arizona
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
The Family History Society of Arizona

(select a county)

Apache Cochise Coconino Gila Graham Greenlee La Paz

Maricopa Mohave Navajo Pima Pinal Santa Cruz Yavapai Yuma

Surname

The following are surnames of persons, found within our databases,

as having been either born, married or died in this U.S. State.

McVicker; Moreland; Pinnell; Scruggs and allied families

Acton; Crigger; Garrison; Jones; McNutt;

Mefford; Mognett; Rhodes; Rucker; Tewksbury

Bozarth; Peiffer; Quigley; Rhubart and allied families

Dellinger; Knecht; Pfeffer; Silar and allied families

To find out more about each surname listed above click on the corresponding LINK.

Additional information regarding these surnames may also be found at:

Surname Locator Resources

Free Genealogy
Surname Search
From Google

Use this free genealogy site to help you get the best genealogy searches from Google™ by using your family tree, for your research. It will create a series of different searches using tips or "tricks"

that will likely improve your results. The different searches will give you many different ways of using Google and the Internet to find ancestry information about this or any other Surname.

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Our Ancestral Counties

Gazetteer of Places

Historical Changes in County Boundaries

County Research (Genealogical)

Our Ancestral Counties

The following named counties are associated with the history of our DIRECT ancestors. To select a specific ancestral county, go to our Ancestral Locations home page. Here you will find additional links to our county pages where you can obtain information about our family gen-sites, images of localities, and surnames of persons, in our database, who have lived in the selected county.

Click on this thumbnail map for a full-sized version.

Gazetteer of Places

Gazetteer
of Places

The following Links will take you to gazetteers that identify places within this U.S. State. These resources feature profiles of cities, towns, neighborhoods and subdivisions. In addition this site contains maps, data and directions for a wide variety of physical, cultural and historic features.

Cities in Arizona

Localities in Arizona

Places in Arizona

Geography of Arizona

Transportation in Arizona

Arizona Cities - profiles of 1,975 Arizona cities, towns & neighborhoods

Arizona Physical Features such as lakes, islands & steams

Arizona Cultural Features such as schools, parks, hospitals & airports

Arizona Civil Features such as Native Areas and Political Subdivisions

Search by Name, County, ZIP Code or Area Code

* includes but not limited to Cemeteries, Churches, Locales,

Military Installations; Populated Places, Post Offices, Schools, Streams, and Trails

Arizona, United States

Boundary changes

Conducting genealogical research in the United States requires an understanding of State and County boundaries. As the population grew more counties were created to meet the public’s need for localized governments. This phenomena was common in all states during the 17^th, 18^th and 19^th centuries. As such you may be looking for records in the wrong county or state.

The web site for the Atlas of Historical County Boundary Project provides interactive maps for all states. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries is meant to be a resource for people seeking records of past events, as well as people trying to analyze, interpret and display county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records, and Vital Records that document birth, death, and marriage. The following link will take you to a list of all the boundary changes to this State and each county or equivalent within this U.S. State, as well as the date these changes occurred. Each entry is followed by a citation to the primary source(s) used to determine the change.

Arizona: Consolidated Chronology of State and County Boundaries

County Research (Genealogical)

Clicking on a Link (below) will take you to the County’s website. Here you will find additional links to more information specific to that location. The USGenWeb Project also sponsors important Special Projects, at the national level, that were created to collect and disseminate data that goes beyond county and state lines.

Apache; Cochise; Coconino; Gila; Graham; Greenlee; La Paz; Maricopa; Mohave; Navajo; Pima; Pinal; Santa Cruz; Yavapai; Yuma

County Research (General)

County Research
(General)

Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopedia project based mostly on anonymous contributions. Clicking on a Link (below) will take you to the Wikipedia article about the county. Here you will find additional links to guide the user to related pages with additional information.

Where in the World are My Ancestors?

Resources which enhance our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are almost as important as their names. The LINK

to the right will take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and other helpful resources that will assist you in discovering Ancestral Locations.

Internet
Resources

The Google search engine

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sites may provide you

with additional information

to assist with your research

about this U. S. State.

General Resources

Locality Specific Resources

Digital Record Collections

Our Genealogy Reference Library

· Website & Webpages We Like

· Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

· Free Genealogy Search Help For Google

· Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA

· Data Base Collections at Ancestry.com$

· USGenWeb Archives

· GenealogyLinks.net

· Access Genealogy

· Histopolis.com – Collaborative Genealogy and History

· Birth & Marriage Records Indexes for USA

· Record Search - Family Search.org

· Cyndi's List - United States Index

· Family Search, USA IGI Batches, Localities

· Libweb - Libraries on the Web

· 50states.com - States and Capitals

· RootsWeb Town Search 1.0

· USA Resources at RootsWeb

· StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy Sites by State

· The USGenWeb Project

· DistantCousin.com - archive of genealogy records

· Searchable Death Indexes & Records

· Census Finder –Free Census and other Records

Locality Specific Resources

·Arizona - Wikipedia

·Arizona State Facts and Information

·Arizona Information (50 States.com)

·Linkpendium – Arizona

·Arizona – Access Genealogy

·Cyndi’s List (Arizona)

·Arizona Genealogy Links

·Arizona Resources at RootsWeb

·Family Search (IGI Records for Arizona)

·Distant Cousin - Arizona

Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates <genealogy.az.gov>
If only all states followed the vital-records practices of Arizona, where you can search for birth (1855 to 1934) and death records (1844 to 1959), then click to PDFs of the originals.

Arizona Biographical Database <lib.az.us/bio/default.aspx>

This project of the Arizona State Library lets you search more than 100,000 entries on people in its collection of books, newspaper articles, periodicals, obituaries and vertical files.

Digital Record Collections

·Arizona Data Collections - Ancestry.com$

·Arizona Records - Family Search.org

·State Archives Online Collections

·USGenWeb Archives - Arizona

·Arizona Birth & Marriage Records Indexes

·Arizona Death Indexes & Records

·Arizona Census & Other Records

Genealogy Reference Library

Our Genealogy
Reference Library

The following Link will take you to our library of genealogy reference books that pertain to this U.S. State. Here you will find books about the history and records of this State, as well as its counties and other localities such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works about State military units and personnel during America’s wars. In addition, there are resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups who settled in this State.

Research Library – Table of Contents

Contact Information

Snail Mail:

Fred
889 Dante Ct.
Mantua, NJ 08051

USA

Email

Pony Express:

Tom
6484 Riverstone Dr

Sooke, BC V9Z 0Y7

Canada