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== History == | == History == | ||
Apache County was created 14 Feb 1879 from [[ | Apache County was created 14 Feb 1879 from [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai]] | ||
== Parent County == | == Parent County == | ||
Arizona was part of [[New Spain]] until 1821, and then part of [[Mexico]] until 1846. Some records of early Arizona settlers may have been sent to an [http://www.mcu.es/archivos/MC/AGI/index.html archives] in Seville, Spain, or to [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|archives]] in Mexico City. | Arizona was part of [[New Spain]] until 1821, and then part of [[Mexico]] until 1846. Some records of early Arizona settlers may have been sent to an [http://www.mcu.es/archivos/MC/AGI/index.html archives] in Seville, Spain, or to [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|archives]] in Mexico City. | ||
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If an ancestor lived in what is now Apache County, Arizona between 1852 and 1863, first check for records in Apache County. However, there is also a small chance that a few papers were recorded in a parent county's courthouse in Arizona (if any), or in the corresponding parent county in New Mexico. | If an ancestor lived in what is now Apache County, Arizona between 1852 and 1863, first check for records in Apache County. However, there is also a small chance that a few papers were recorded in a parent county's courthouse in Arizona (if any), or in the corresponding parent county in New Mexico. | ||
When it was created in 1879, Apache County contained all of what is now Navajo County until the county was split in March, 1895 leaving a total area of 11,218 square miles (29,054.5 km<sup>2</sup>). | '''14 February 1879:''' Apache County was created from [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai]] County. '''County seat:''' St. Johns <ref>{{WorldCat|50140092}} {{FHL|1049485|item}}''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)</ref> | ||
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When it was created in 1879, Apache County contained all of what is now Navajo County until the county was split in March, 1895 leaving a total area of 11,218 square miles (29,054.5 km<sup>2</sup>). | |||
== Record Loss == | == Record Loss == | ||
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== Family History Centers == | == Family History Centers == | ||
[[ | [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Introduction to Family History Centers]]<br> | ||
[[Chinle Arizona Family History Center|'''Chinle Arizona''']]<br>Highway 63<br>Chinle, Apache, Arizona, United States<br>Telephone: 520-871-4605<br> | [[Chinle Arizona Family History Center|'''Chinle Arizona''']]<br>Highway 63<br>Chinle, Apache, Arizona, United States<br>Telephone: 520-871-4605<br> | ||