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''[[United States]] [[ | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Arizona]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yavapai_County,_Arizona|Yavapai County]]'' | ||
Guide to '''Yavapai County Arizona genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | Guide to '''Yavapai County Arizona genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | ||
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== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
[[http://www.yavapai.us/ | [[http://www.yavapai.us/%7CYavapai County Arizona]]<br> 1015 Fair Street <br> Prescott, Az 86301 <br> Phone: 520-639-8110 | ||
1015 Fair Street <br> | |||
Prescott, Az 86301 <br> | |||
Phone: 520-639-8110 | |||
Clerk Superio Court has marriage, divorce probate and court records<br> | Clerk Superio Court has marriage, divorce probate and court records<br> County Recorder has land records <ref><i>Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America</i>, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Yavapai County, Arizona p. 57. <img _fck_mw_template="true" _fckrealelement="68" _fckfakelement="true" src="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" class="FCK__MWTemplate">; <img _fck_mw_template="true" _fckrealelement="66" _fckfakelement="true" src="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/extensions/FCKeditor/fckeditor/editor/images/spacer.gif" class="FCK__MWTemplate">.</ref> | ||
County Recorder has land records <ref> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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*24 Feb 1863 - The US created the [[Arizona]] Territory from the western half of [[New Mexico]]Territory.<ref>U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 56[1863]/pp. 664-665; Ariz. Terr. Laws 1864, 1st assy./ pp. vii-viii; Van Zandt, 162</ref> All previous counties were discontinued for this new territory. Look for records in the [http://www.azlibrary.gov/Default.aspx Arizona State Library] and [http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm New Mexico State Records Center and Archives] | *24 Feb 1863 - The US created the [[Arizona]] Territory from the western half of [[New Mexico]]Territory.<ref>U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 56[1863]/pp. 664-665; Ariz. Terr. Laws 1864, 1st assy./ pp. vii-viii; Van Zandt, 162</ref> All previous counties were discontinued for this new territory. Look for records in the [http://www.azlibrary.gov/Default.aspx Arizona State Library] and [http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm New Mexico State Records Center and Archives] | ||
'''21 December 1864''' - Yavapai County was created as an original county of Arizona.<ref>Howell Code, Ariz. Terr. Laws 1864, 1st assy., ch. 2/ pp. 24-25</ref> '''County seat:''' Prescott <ref> | '''21 December 1864''' - Yavapai County was created as an original county of Arizona.<ref>Howell Code, Ariz. Terr. Laws 1864, 1st assy., ch. 2/ pp. 24-25</ref> '''County seat:''' Prescott <ref><i>The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America</i>,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> It is named for the Yavapai Indians. Look for records in [http://www.yavapai.us/ Yavapai County]. | ||
==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
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| Perkinsville | | Perkinsville | ||
| Walker | | Walker | ||
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| Diamond Valley | | Diamond Valley | ||
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| Lehman Mill | | Lehman Mill | ||
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| Clear Creek | | Clear Creek | ||
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==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
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==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
The [http://sharlot.org/archives/gene/cemetery/index.html | The [http://sharlot.org/archives/gene/cemetery/index.html Yavapai County Cemetery Database] is an accumulation of a cemetery project which began in 1989 by the Northern Arizona Genealogy Society and housed on the Sharlot Hall Museum Archives website at: http://sharlot.org/archives/gene/cemetery/index.html<br> | ||
[http://www.interment.net/data/us/az/yavapai/presnat/index.htm Prescott National Cemetery]: 3,195 Veterans Administration burial records are included. Does not include all burials in the cemetery, only those provided by the VA. | [http://www.interment.net/data/us/az/yavapai/presnat/index.htm Prescott National Cemetery]: 3,195 Veterans Administration burial records are included. Does not include all burials in the cemetery, only those provided by the VA. | ||
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*[http://www.usgenweb.com/ UsGenweb.org] | *[http://www.usgenweb.com/ UsGenweb.org] | ||
* | *[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=158578 Ferguson-Morrell Cemetery, Prescott] | ||
* | *[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=152 Humboldt Cemetery, Dewey-Humboldt] | ||
* | *[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=162 Rolling Hills Cemetery, Prescott] | ||
==== Census ==== | ==== Census ==== | ||
==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
[[LDS Ward and Branch Records]] | |||
*Bagdad | *Bagdad | ||
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==== Land ==== | ==== Land ==== | ||
==== Local Histories ==== | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||
==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
[[Image:Azyavapai.png|right|300px]] | |||
==== Military ==== | ==== Military ==== | ||
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==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
* | *[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QtA78RmWg5MC Arizona Daily Journal-Miner]] - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1900-1902 | ||
* | *http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1paMEeroeoQC Arizona Journal-Miner]; - Google News Archive; covers 1903-1912 | ||
* | *http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1_W9tMSvGuwC Arizona Miner] - Google News Archive; covers 1866-1871 | ||
* | *[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=cOfwuRB03ygC Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner] - Google News Archive; covers 1893-1900 | ||
* | *[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=xckinRaLORAC Arizona Weekly Miner] - Google News Archive; covers 1877 | ||
==== Probate ==== | ==== Probate ==== | ||
==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
4,374 marriages are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index]. | |||
4,374 marriages are listed on the | |||
== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~aznags/ Northern Arizona Genealogical Society] Our Society is a general genealogical society covering the counties of Yavapai and Coconino Arizona. Prescott is the county seat for Yavapai County and Flagstaff is the county seat for Coconino County.<br> | |||
'''Camp Verde Historical Society''' <br>435 South Main <br>Camp Verde, AZ 86322 <br>Telephone 928-567-9560 <br>Hours 11-3 Sat. & Tues <br> | '''Camp Verde Historical Society''' <br> 435 South Main <br> Camp Verde, AZ 86322 <br> Telephone 928-567-9560 <br> Hours 11-3 Sat. & Tues <br> | ||
'''Verde Historical Society'''<br>One N. Willard St. <br>Cottonwood, AZ 86326 <br>Telephone 928-634-2868 <br>Hours 9-12 Wed.; Fri.-Sun. 11-3<br> | '''Verde Historical Society'''<br> One N. Willard St. <br> Cottonwood, AZ 86326 <br> Telephone 928-634-2868 <br> Hours 9-12 Wed.; Fri.-Sun. 11-3<br> | ||
[http://www.jeromehistoricalsociety.com/ Jerome Historical Society]<br> 200 Main Street <br> Jerome, Arizona 86331 <br> (928) 634-5477 <br> Hours 9-4:30 daily | |||
== Family History Centers == | == Family History Centers == | ||
[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | |||
[[Bagdad Arizona Family History Center|'''Bagdad Arizona''']] <br> Community Dr<br>Bagdad, Yavapai, Arizona, United States<br> Telephone: 928-633-2073<br> | |||
[[Cottonwood Arizona Family History Center|'''Cottonwood Arizona''']] <br>1377 Hombre Dr<br> Cottonwood, Yavapai, Arizona, United States<br> Telephone: 928-649-0116<br> | |||
[[Prescott Arizona Family History Center|'''Prescott Arizona''']] <br> 1001 Ruth St<br> Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, United States<br> Telephone: 928-778-2311<br> | |||
[[Spring Valley Arizona Family History Center|'''Spring Valley Arizona''']]<br>HWY 69 (2 mi from Dordis Jct)<br> Spring Valley, Yavapai, Arizona, United States<br> Telephone: 928-632-7168<br> | |||
These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries. | These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries. | ||
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== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
* | *[http://www.genealogyinc.com/arizona/yavapai-county/ Yavapai County, AZ History, Records, Facts and Genealogy](Genealogy Inc) | ||
*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. | *USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. | ||
* | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AZ/Yavapai/ Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Yavapai_County,_Arizona]] | |||