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[[File:Arizona_Territory_1872.png|right|100px]] 16 Feb 1872 - Utah discontinued [[Rio Virgin County, Utah|Rio Virgin County]] (extinct).<ref>Utah Terr. Laws 1872, 20th sess., ch. 19, sec. 2/p. 28</ref> In effect, withdrawing claim to the southeastern corner of Nevada after exhausting all legal recourse. The remnant of Rio Virgin County (extinct) still in Utah was returned to [[Washington County, Utah|Washington County]]. Look for records in [http://www.washco.utah.gov/ Washington County].
[[File:Arizona_Territory_1872.png|right|100px]] 16 Feb 1872 - Utah discontinued [[Rio Virgin County, Utah|Rio Virgin County]] (extinct).<ref>Utah Terr. Laws 1872, 20th sess., ch. 19, sec. 2/p. 28</ref> In effect, withdrawing claim to the southeastern corner of Nevada after exhausting all legal recourse. The remnant of Rio Virgin County (extinct) still in Utah was returned to [[Washington County, Utah|Washington County]]. Look for records in [http://www.washco.utah.gov/ Washington County].
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[[File:Arizona_Territory_1875.png|right|100px]] 14 Feb 1873 - Arizona expanded [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] by adding land from  [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima County]].<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1873, 7th assy./ p. 87</ref> Look for records in [http://www.maricopa.gov/ Maricopa] and [http://www.pima.gov/ Pima], counties. <br>1 Feb 1875 - Arizona created [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal County]] from lands in [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa]] and [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima]] counties.<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1875, 8th assy./ pp. 19-20</ref> This county named for the Pinal mountains. Look for records in [http://www.maricopa.gov/ Maricopa], [http://www.pima.gov/ Pima], and [http://pinalcountyaz.gov/Pages/Home.aspx Pinal] counties.  
[[File:Arizona_Territory_1875.png|right|100px]] 14 Feb 1873 - Arizona expanded [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] by adding land from  [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima County]].<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1873, 7th assy./ p. 87</ref> Look for records in [http://www.maricopa.gov/ Maricopa] and [http://www.pima.gov/ Pima] counties. <br>1 Feb 1875 - Arizona created [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal County]] from lands in [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa]] and [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima]] counties.<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1875, 8th assy./ pp. 19-20</ref> This county named for the Pinal mountains. Look for records in [http://www.maricopa.gov/ Maricopa], [http://www.pima.gov/ Pima], and [http://pinalcountyaz.gov/Pages/Home.aspx Pinal] counties.  
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[[File:Arizona_Territory_1877.png|right|100px]] 31 Jan 1877 - Arizona expanded  [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] by adding land from [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]].<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1877, 9th assy./ pp. 12-13</ref>  Look for records in [http://www.maricopa.gov/ Maricopa] and [http://www.yavapai.us/ Yavapai] counties. <br> 9 Feb 1877 - Arizona expanded [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal County]] by adding a small area of land that had been separated from main body of [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima County]].<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1877, 9th assy./ pp. 108-109</ref> Look for records in [http://www.pima.gov/ Pima] and [http://pinalcountyaz.gov/Pages/Home.aspx Pinal] counties
[[File:Arizona_Territory_1877.png|right|100px]] 31 Jan 1877 - Arizona expanded  [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] by adding land from [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]].<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1877, 9th assy./ pp. 12-13</ref>  Look for records in [http://www.maricopa.gov/ Maricopa] and [http://www.yavapai.us/ Yavapai] counties. <br> 9 Feb 1877 - Arizona expanded [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal County]] by adding a small area of land that had been separated from main body of [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima County]].<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1877, 9th assy./ pp. 108-109</ref> Look for records in [http://www.pima.gov/ Pima] and [http://pinalcountyaz.gov/Pages/Home.aspx Pinal] counties
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