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{{AZDC}}
Guide to '''Yavapai County, Arizona ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.


{{Infobox U.S. County
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| county = Yavapai County
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| state = Arizona
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| founded year = 1864
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| founded date = December 21
<center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
| seat wl = Prescott
|organized= 10 Nov 1864
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|county seat= Prescott
| building address = 120 South Cortez Street,<br>Prescott, AZ 86303
|parent county= Original County
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|county1= [[Coconino County, Arizona Genealogy|Coconino]]
|county2= [[Gila County, Arizona Genealogy|Gila]]
|county3= [[La Paz County, Arizona Genealogy|La Paz]]
|county4= [[Maricopa County, Arizona Genealogy|Maricopa]]
|county5= [[Mohave County, Arizona Genealogy|Mohave]]
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|county courthouse= [[Image:Arizona, Yavapai County Courthouse.png|300px]]
|county location in state= [[Image:Az-yavapai.png|185x185px]]
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== County Information ==


{{Wikipedia|Yavapai County, Arizona}}  
=== Description ===
Yavapai County was created on 10 Nov 1864<ref>AZ: Individual County Chronologies; https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AZ_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#YAVAPAI</ref> and named after the Yavapai people, who were the principal inhabitants at the time the United States annexed the area.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Yavapai, Arizona," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavapai_County,_Arizona 7/10/2017.</ref> Its county seat is Prescott.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> It is located in the central area of the state.


== County Courthouse ==
=== County Courthouse ===
{{AZ Courthouse Intro|Yavapai}}
'''Yavapai County Courthouse'''<br>120 South Cortez Street<br>Prescott, Az 86303<br>Phone: 928-771-3312<br>[https://yavapaiaz.gov/ Yavapai County]<br><br>


[http://www.yavapai.us/ Yavapai County Arizona] <br>1015 Fair Street <br>Prescott, Az 86301 <br>Phone: 520-639-8110
Superior Court Clerk has marriage, divorce probate and court records.<br>  
County Recorder has land records.<ref>Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Yavapai County, Arizona p. 57. </ref>


Clerk Superio Court has marriage, divorce probate and court records<br>County Recorder has land records <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Yavapai County, Arizona p. 57. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
=== Yavapai County, Arizona Record Dates  ===
{{AZ Record Dates Intro|Yavapai}}
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Yavapai County, Arizona. Page 56-57 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 52.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
|-
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1887
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1865
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1887
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1865
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1864
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1864
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1830
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| colspan="7" | <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in July 1909. General compliance by 1926</center>
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== History  ==
=== Record Loss ===
{{AZ Record Loss Intro|Yavapai}}
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.


Yavapai County was one of four original counties created by Arizona Territory. It originally covered over 65,000 square miles in size and is believed to be the largest county ever created in the lower 48 States.
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=== Boundary Changes ===
Yavapai County came to be known as the “Mother of Counties” because Apache, Coconino, Gila, Maricopa and Navajo counties were carved from it. Today, Yavapai County is 8,125 square miles in size – approximately the same size as the state of Massachusetts!
{{AZ Boundary Changes Intro|Yavapai}}
 
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Yavapai County was also home to Arizona’s first territorial capital, with the provisional seat of the territorial government being established in the Chino Valley area in 1864 and then several months later moved to Prescott. In 1867, the territorial capital was moved to Tucson and ten years later returned to Prescott. In 1889 the capital was moved to Phoenix, where it remains to this day.
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*Until 1821 -&nbsp; [[New Spain]] controlled land that later would become Arizona. Some records of early 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. <br>
* '''Parent County(s):'''  Created as an original county of Arizona on 10 Nov 1864.<ref>Howell Code, Ariz. Terr. Laws 1864, 1st assy., ch. 2/ pp. 24-25</ref>  
*In 1821 -&nbsp;[[Mexico]] obtained jurisdiction over the land that later would become Arizona. Records of this period may have been sent to [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|archives]] in Mexico City.
* '''County Seat:'''  Prescott<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
*18 Aug 1846 - During the war with [[Mexico]], the US took control of Santa Fe and proclaimed sovereignty over the land that later became the [[New Mexico]] Territory.<ref>Williams 108-110</ref> Look for records in the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration], the Mexico [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|Archives]] and the [http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm New Mexico State Records Center and Archives].
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AZ_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Arizona Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*4 July 1848 - In the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, [[Mexico]] ceded part of present day [[Arizona]].<ref>U.S. Stat., vol. 9, pp. 922-943; Parry, 102: 29-59; Van Zandt, 11, 28-29; Walker and Bufkin, 19, 20A</ref> The land south of the Gila River in present day Maricopa County Arizona was not ceded, it remained in control of Mexico. Look for records in the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration], the Mexico [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|Archives]] and the [http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm New Mexico State Records Center and Archives].
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#AZ Arizona Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/arizona/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Arizona county boundary changes
*9 Jan 1852 - New Mexico redefined the boundaries of previous counties and created new ones to cover all the land within its territory. The land in present day Maricopa County was then in [[Socorro County, New Mexico|Socorro County]].<ref>N.M. Terr. Laws 1851, 1st assy., 1st sess./p. 119; N.M. Terr. Laws 1851, 1st assy., 2d sess. /pp. 266, 292</ref> <ref>William Thorndale, and William Dollarhide, ''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 26. {{WorldCat|69672637|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|545087|item|disp=FHL Book 973 X2th}}.</ref> <ref>''Original Counties of New Mexico Territory'' (map) at http://www.nmgs.org/Graphics/nmcoun-orig.jpg (accessed 9 August 2011).</ref> Look for records in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socorro_County,_New_Mexico Socorro County].
|}
*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]
 
==== Parent County  ====


'''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 name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',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].
=== Populated Places ===
{{AZ Populated Places Intro|Yavapai}}


==== Boundary Changes  ====
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://Arizona.hometownlocator.com/az/Pima Hometown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Pima County, Arizona," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pima_County,_Arizona,
accessed 24 February 2019.</ref>


14 Feb 1871 - YAVAPAI county lost land to the creation of MARICOPA county. <ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1871, 6th assy./ pp. 53-54</ref>  
{{populated places
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonwood,_Arizona Cottonwood]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoria,_Arizona Peoria]‡</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott,_Arizona Prescott] (county seat)</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedona,_Arizona Sedona]‡</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Verde,_Arizona Camp Verde]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chino_Valley,_Arizona Chino Valley]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarkdale,_Arizona Clarkdale]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey-Humboldt,_Arizona Dewey Humboldt]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome,_Arizona Jerome]</div>
| towns-col3=<div>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_Valley,_Arizona Prescott Valley]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickenburg,_Arizona Wickenburg]‡</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Fork,_Arizona Ash Fork]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagdad,_Arizona Bagdad]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Canyon_City,_Arizona Black Canyon City]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress,_Arizona Congress]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordes_Lakes,_Arizona Cordes Lakes]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornville,_Arizona Cornville]</div>
| unincorp-col2=<div>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Montezuma,_Arizona Lake Montezuma]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayer,_Arizona Mayer]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulden,_Arizona Paulden]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeples_Valley,_Arizona Peeples Valley]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seligman,_Arizona Seligman]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Valley,_Arizona Spring Valley]</div>
| unincorp-col3=<div>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verde_Village,_Arizona Verde Village]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_of_Oak_Creek,_Arizona Village of Oak Creek] (big park)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhoit,_Arizona Wilhoit]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamson,_Arizona Williamson]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarnell,_Arizona Yarnell]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hualapai Hualapai Indian Reservation]</div>
| native-col2=<div>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavapai-Prescott_Tribe Yavapai Reservation]</div>
| native-col3=<div>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavapai-Apache_Nation Yavapai-Apache National Indian Reservation]</div>
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* Abra
* Apron Crossing
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcosanti Arcosanti]
* Arnold Place
* Audley
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aultman,_Arizona Aultman]
* Baldwin Place
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwins_Crossing,_Arizona Baldwins Crossing]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear,_Arizona Bear]
* Big Reef Mill
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bignotti,_Arizona Bignotti]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breezy_Pines,_Arizona Breezy Pines]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briggs,_Arizona Briggs]
* Burro John
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Rosa,_Arizona Casa Rosa]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Canyon_Mesa,_Arizona Castle Canyon Mesa]
*  Cedar Mill
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry,_Arizona Cherry]
* Chilean Mill
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleator,_Arizona Cleator]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_Arizona Columbia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation,_Arizona Constellation]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copperopolis,_Arizona Copperopolis]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crookton,_Arizona Crookton]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_King,_Arizona Crown King]
* Dandrea
* Date
* Deering Park Estates
* Diamond Valley
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake,_Arizona Drake]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugas,_Arizona Dugas]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Fort,_Arizona East Fort]
* Eddy Place
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entro,_Arizona Entro]</div>
| census-col2=<div>
* Ferguson Place Windmill
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flores,_Arizona Flores]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_Pot,_Arizona Flower Pot]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbing_Park,_Arizona Forbing Park]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Misery,_Arizona Fort Misery]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillett,_Arizona Gillett]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Oaks,_Arizona Glen Oaks]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin,_Arizona Goodwin]
* Grand View
* Granite Basin Summer Homes
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite_Dells,_Arizona Granite Dells]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite_Siding,_Arizona Granite Siding]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groom_Creek,_Arizona Groom Creek]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkins,_Arizona Hawkins]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecla,_Arizona Hecla]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Park,_Yavapai_County,_Arizona Highland Park]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillside,_Arizona Hillside]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooper,_Arizona Hooper]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_Thief_Basin,_Arizona Horse Thief Basin]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humbug,_Arizona Humbug]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Springs,_Arizona Iron Springs]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper_Heights,_Arizona Juniper Heights]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkland,_Arizona Kirkland]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkland_Junction,_Arizona Kirkland Junction]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Arizona Lancaster]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapham,_Arizona Lapham]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Crossing,_Arizona Lawrence Crossing]
* Lehman Mill
* Arizona Mack
* McNary Place
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnehaha,_Arizona Minnehaha]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint,_Arizona Mint]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson,_Yavapai_County,_Arizona Nelson]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Creek,_Arizona Oak Creek]</div>
| census-col3=<div>
* Oak Knoll Village
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave,_Arizona Octave]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocotillo,_Arizona Ocotillo]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P_and_E_Junction,_Arizona P and E Junction]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packer,_Arizona Packer]
* Paxton Place
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkinsville,_Arizona Perkinsville]
* Pica
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont,_Arizona Piedmont]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinaveta,_Arizona Pinaveta]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_Patch,_Arizona Potato Patch]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rock,_Yavapai_County,_Arizona Red Rock]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimrock,_Arizona Rimrock]
* Rush Place Windmill
* Sand Mill
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_Valley,_Arizona Skull Valley]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Fort,_Arizona South Fort]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanton,_Arizona Stanton]
* Sycamore
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapco,_Arizona Tapco]
* Tucker
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezia,_Arizona Venezia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagoner,_Arizona Wagoner]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker,_Arizona Walker]
* Walker Place Windmill
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Grove,_Arizona Walnut Grove]
* Wildwood Estates
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Spring,_Arizona Willow Spring]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingfield,_Yavapai_County,_Arizona Wingfield]
* Wood Trap
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yampai,_Arizona Yampai]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yava,_Arizona Yava]
* Yavapai Hills</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra,_Arizona Alexandra]
* American Ranch
* Apron Crossing
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bug,_Arizona Big Bug]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apron_Crossing,_Arizona Apron Crossing]</div>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bug,_Arizona Big Bug]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradshaw_City,_Arizona Bradshaw City]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumble_Bee,_Arizona Bumble Bee]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catoctin,_Arizona Catoctin]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordes,_Arizona Cordes]</div>
* Curtis
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Junction,_Arizona Jerome Junction]
* Juniper
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave,_Arizona Octave]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tip_Top,_Arizona Tip Top]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaver,_Arizona Weaver]</div>
}}
=== History Timeline ===
{{AZ Historical Timeline Intro|Yavapai}}
[[Image:NM Bernalillo Co 1852.png|thumb|right|400 px|<center>1852, New Mexico Territory<br>Arizona is in yellow, left of the dotted line</center>]]


14 Feb 1879 - YAVAPAI county lost land to the creation of APACHE county. <ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1879, 10th assy./ pp. 96-97</ref>  
*Until 1821 -[[New Spain]] controlled land that later would become Arizona. Some records of early 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]] in Mexico City. <br>
*In 1821 -[[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]]; obtained jurisdiction over the land that later would become Arizona. Records of this period may have been sent to [[Mexico Archives and Libraries]] in Mexico City.
*18 Aug 1846 - During the war with [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]], the US took control of Santa Fe and proclaimed sovereignty over the land that later became the [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]]; Territory.<ref>Williams 108-110</ref> Look for records in the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration], the Mexico [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|Archives]] and the [http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm New Mexico State Records Center and Archives]
*4 July 1848 - In the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexicoceded]] part of present day [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]], including all of present day Yavapai County.<ref>U.S. Stat., vol. 9, pp. 922-943; Parry, 102: 29-59; Van Zandt, 11, 28-29; Walker and Bufkin, 19, 20A</ref> Look for records in the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration] the Mexico [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|Archives]] and the [https://newmexicohistory.org/ New Mexico State Records Center and Archives].
*9 Jan 1852 - New Mexico redefined the boundaries of previous counties and created new ones to cover all the land within its territory. Land in present day Yavapai County was then part of [[Socorro County, New Mexico Genealogy|Socorro (NM)]], [[Bernalillo County, New Mexico Genealogy|Bernalillo (NM)]], [[Santa Ana County, New Mexico Genealogy|Santa Ana (NM)]] and [[Valencia County, New Mexico Genealogy|Valencia (NM)]] counties.<ref>N.M. Terr. Laws 1851, 1st assy., 1st sess./p. 119; N.M. Terr. Laws 1851, 1st assy., 2d sess. /pp. 266, 292</ref> <ref>N.M. Terr. Laws 1851, 1st assy., 2d sess. /p. 292</ref> Look for records in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socorro_County,_New_Mexico Socorro County], [http://www.bernco.gov/ Bernalillo], and [http://www.co.valencia.nm.us/ Valencia] counties.
*24 Feb 1863 - The US created the [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]] Territory from the western half of [[New Mexico Genealogy|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/ Arizona State Library] and [https://newmexicohistory.org/ New Mexico State Records Center and Archives].
*14 Feb 1871 - Arizona created [[Maricopa County, Arizona Genealogy|Maricopa County]] from land in [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]].<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1871, 6th assy./ pp. 53-54</ref> This county named for the Maricopa Indians. Look for records in [http://www.maricopa.gov/ Maricopa]and [http://www.yavapai.us/ Yavapai] counties.
*14 Feb 1879 - Arizona created [[Apache County, Arizona Genealogy|Apache County]] from land in [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]].<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1879, 10th assy./ pp. 96-97</ref> This county named for the Apache Indians. Look for records in [http://www.co.apache.az.us/ Apache] and [http://www.yavapai.us/ Yavapai] counties.
*19 Feb 1891 - Arizona created [[Coconino County, Arizona Genealogy|Coconino County]] from land in [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]].<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1891, 16th assy./ pp. 26-34</ref> This county named for the Coconino Indians. Look for records in [http://www.coconino.az.gov/ Coconino] and [http://www.yavapai.us/ Yavapai] counties.


19 Feb 1891 - YAVAPAI county lost land to the creation of COCONINO county. <ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1891, 16th assy./ pp. 26-34</ref>
== Resources ==
{{AZ Resources Intro|Yavapai}}


See [[Previous Jurisdictions to land in Arizona]] showing dates the jurisdictions were created and maps. This will help in determining what jurisdiction your ancestor lived in and where the records are now located.
=== Bible Records ===
{{AZ Bible Intro|Yavapai}}


==== Record Loss ====
=== Biographies ===
{{AZ Biographies Intro|Yavapai}}
*'''1860-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20458/arizona-biographical-database?s=275764761 Arizona, Biographical Database] at MyHeritage — index ($)


== Places/Localities  ==
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{AZ Business Records Intro|Yavapai}}


==== Populated Places  ====
=== Cemeteries ===
{{AZ Cemeteries Intro|Yavapai}}


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| Abra
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Yavapai, Arizona''' online and in print</center>
| Congress
| Glen Oaks
| Minnehaha
| South Fort
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| Arcosanti
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
| Congress Junction
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
| Goodwin
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Yavapai+County%2C+Arizona%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_181 Find a Grave]
| Mint
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Arizona&cemetery_county=Yavapai&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
| Spring Valley
*[http://usgwarchives.net/az/yavapai/yavapai.html USGW Tombstone Transcription Project]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/az/yavapai.htm Interment.net]
*[https://arizonagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=13 Arizona Gravestones]
|-
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| Ash Fork
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>
| Copperopolis
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| Grand View
* {{FSC|United States, Arizona, Yavapai - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=485510081|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}
| Nelson
* [https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Yavapai+county+Arizona+cemetery+records WorldCat.org]
| Stanton
|-
|-
| Audley
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
| Cordes
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
| Granite Dells
* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Yavapai+County%2C+Arizona%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_181 Find a Grave]
| Oak Creek
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Yavapai,%20Arizona,%20United%20States&reqParents=393883&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Yavapai,%20Arizona,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
| Stringfield
|-
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| Aultman
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Arizona Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
| Cordes Junction
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| Granite Siding
 
| Oak Knoll Village
=== Census Records ===
| Sycamore
{{AZ Census Intro|Yavapai}}
 
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavapai_County,_Arizona#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
|1870 |2142
|1880 |5013
|1890 |8685
|1900 |13799
|1910 |15996
|1920 |24016
|1930 |28470
|1940 |26511
|1950 |24991
|1960 |28912
|1970 |36733
|1980 |68145
|1990 |107714
|2000 |167517
|2010 |211033
}}
 
=== Church Records ===
{{AZ Church Intro|Yavapai}}
 
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*Bagdad
 
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''<br>
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393883&reqParentsLabel=Yavapai%2C%20Arizona%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''': Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]
 
=== Court Records ===
{{AZ Court Intro|Yavapai}}
*See [[Previous Jurisdictions to Land in Arizona|Previous Jurisdictions to land in Arizona]] showing dates the jurisdictions were created and maps. This will help in determining what jurisdiction your ancestor lived in and where the records are now located.
 
=== Directories ===
{{AZ Directories Intro|Yavapai}}
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
 
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
{{AZ Emigration Intro|Yavapai}}
 
*'''1911-2000''' {{RecordSearch|3031544|Arizona, Yavapai County, Pioneers' Home Resident Ledger and Index, 1911-2000}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Arizona, Yavapai County, Pioneers' Home Resident Ledger and Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
 
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{AZ Ethnic Groups Intro|Yavapai}}
 
=== Funeral Homes  ===
{{AZ Funeral Homes Intro|Yavapai}}
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| Cordes Lakes
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| Groom Creek
<li>[https://www.advancedcremationcare.com/ Advanced Cremation Care] in Prescott</li>
| Ocotillo
<li>[https://www.affordableburialandcremation.net/our-location/chino-valley?_vsrefdom=gmb/ Affordable Burial and Cremation] in Chino Valley</li>
| Tapco
<li>[https://www.buelerfuneralhome.com/ Bueler Funeral Home] in Camp Verde</li>
|-
<li>[https://www.buelerfuneralhome.com/ Bueler Funeral Home] in Cottonwood</li>
| Big Park
<li>[https://www.heritagefuneralchapels.com/ Chino Valley Funeral Home] in Chino Valley</li>
| Cornville
<li>[https://www.heritagefuneralchapels.com/ Gabriel Tara] in Chino Valley</li>
| Hawkins
<li>[https://www.greersmortuary.com/ Greer's Mortuary] in Prescott</li>
| Octave
<li>[https://www.greersmortuary.com/ Greer's Mortuary] in Sedona</li>
| Tres Rios
<li>[https://www.hamptonfuneralhome.com/ Hampton Funeral Home] in Prescott</li>
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<li>[https://www.heritagefuneralchapels.com/ Heritage Memory Mortuary] in Prescott</li>
| Big Reef Mill
<li>[https://www.ruffnerwakelin.com/ Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Homes and Crematory] in Prescott</li>
| Cottonwood
<li>[https://www.ruffnerwakelin.com/ Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Homes and Crematory Bradshaw Chapel] in Prescott Valley</li>
| Hecla
<li>[https://www.sunrisefuneralhome.com/ Sunrise Funeral Home & Crematory] in Prescott Valley</li>
| Packer
<li>[https://www.westcottfuneralhome.com/ Westcott Funeral Home] in Cottonwood</li>
| Tutt
</ul>
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| Black Canyon City
| Crookton
| Highland Park
| Page Springs
| Venezia
|-
| Blue Hills Farms
| {{FHL|Arizona%2C+Yavapai%2C+Crown+King|subject|disp=Crown King}}
| Hillside
| Paulden
| Verde Village
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| Bradshaw City
| Dandrea
| Hooper
| Peeples Valley
| Wagoner
|-
| Bridgeport
| Date
| {{FHL|Arizona%2C+Yavapai%2C+Humboldt|subject|disp=Humboldt}}
| Perkinsville
| Walker
|-
| Briggs
| Del Rio
| Humbug
| Pica
| Walnut Grove
|-
| Bumble Bee
| Dewey
| Iron Springs
| Piedmont
| West Sedona
|-
| Burro John
| Dewey-Humboldt
| {{FHL|Arizona%2C+Yavapai%2C+Jerome|subject|disp=Jerome}}
| Pinaveta
| Whipple
|-
| {{FHL|Arizona%2C+Yavapai%2C+Camp+Verde|subject|disp=Camp Verde}}
| Diamond Valley  
| Jordan Meadows
| Poland Junction
| Wilhoit
|-
| Casa Rosa
| Drake
| Juniper Heights
| Ponderosa Park
| Williamson
|-
| Castle Canyon
| Dugas
| Kirkland
| Potato Patch
| Willow Spring
|-
| Mesa
| East Fort
| Kirkland Junction
| {{FHL|Arizona%2C+Yavapai%2C+Prescott|subject|disp=Prescott}}
| Wood Trap
|-
| Castle Hot Springs
| Entro
| Lake Montezuma
| Prescott Valley  
| Yampai
|-
| Cedar Mill
| Flores
| Lancaster
| Red Rock
| Yarnell
|-
| Chino Valley  
| Flower Pot
| Lapham
| Rimrock
| Yava
|-
| {{FHL|Arizona%2C+Yavapai%2C+Clarkdale|subject|disp=Clarkdale}}
| Forbing Park
| Lehman Mill
| Rock Springs
| Yavapai Hills
|-
| Clear Creek
| Fort Misery
| {{FHL|Arizona%2C+Yavapai%2C+Mayer|subject|disp=Mayer}}
| Sand Mill
|
|-
| Cleator
| Fort Whipple
| McGuireville
| Seligman
|
|-
| Clemenceau
| Gillette
| Middle Verde
| Skull Valley  
|
|-
| Columbia
| Glen Ilah
| Miller Valley  
| Smelter city
|
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=== Genealogies  ===
{{AZ Genealogies Intro|Yavapai}}


==== Neighboring Counties  ====
=== Guardianship ===
{{AZ Guardianship Intro|Yavapai}}


*[[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino, Arizona]]
=== Land and Property Records ===
*[[Gila County, Arizona|Gila, Arizona]]
{{AZ Land Intro|Yavapai}}
*[[La Paz County, Arizona|La Paz, Arizona]]
*[[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa, Arizona]]
*[[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave, Arizona]]


== Resources  ==
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


==== Cemeteries  ====


[http://arizonagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=13 &nbsp;Arizona Cemetery Transcription and Photo Project]<br>
=== Local Histories ===
{{AZ Histories Intro|Yavapai}}


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:&nbsp;http://sharlot.org/archives/gene/cemetery/index.html<br>
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{AZ Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{AZ Yavapai County}}}}
{{AZ Maps Intro|Yavapai}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393883&reqParentsLabel=Yavapai%2C%20Arizona%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


[http://www.interment.net/data/us/az/yavapai/presnat/index.htm Prescott National Cemetery]: 3,195 Veterans Administration burial records are included.&nbsp; Does not include all burials in the cemetery, only those provided by the VA.
=== Migration ===
{{AZ Migration Intro|Yavapai}}


BillionGraves:
=== Military Records ===
{{AZ Military Intro|Yavapai}}


*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=158578 Ferguson-Morrell Cemetery, Prescott]
'''''Civil War'''''<br>
*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=152 Humboldt Cemetery, Dewey-Humboldt]  
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1854310|Arizona Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Arizona Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=162 Rolling Hills Cemetery, Prescott]


==== Census  ====
'''''World War II'''''<br>
*'''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2515876|Arizona, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Arizona, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


{{Census|Arizona}}  
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{AZ Naturalization Intro|Yavapai}}


==== Church  ====
=== Newspapers ===
{{AZ Newspapers Intro|Yavapai}}
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50024/ Arizona, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QtA78RmWg5MC Arizona Daily Journal-Miner] - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1900-1902
*[https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/custom/newspapers Arizona Historical Digital Newspapers] at Arizona Memory Project
*[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


LDS Ward and Branch Records  
=== Obituaries ===
{{AZ Obituaries Intro|Yavapai}}
 
*'''1959-2014''' {{RecordSearch|3159286|Arizona, Mesa LDS Family History Center, Obituary Index, 1959-2014}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Arizona, Mesa LDS Family History Center, Obituary Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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*Bagdad
=== Other Records ===
{{AZ Other Records Intro|Yavapai}}


==== Court  ====
'''''Voting Records'''''<br>
*'''1875-1932''' {{RecordSearch|3734454|Arizona, Yavapai County, Voting Records, 1875-1932}} at FamilySearch - [[Arizona, Yavapai County, Voting Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


==== Land  ====
=== Periodicals ===
{{AZ Periodicals Intro|Yavapai}}


==== Local Histories  ====
=== Probate Records ===
{{AZ Probate Intro|Yavapai}}


==== Maps  ====
''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1803-1995''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9043 Arizona Wills and Probate Records 1803-1995] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


==== Military  ====


==== Newspapers  ====
=== School Records ===
{{AZ Schools Intro|Yavapai}}


*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QtA78RmWg5MC Arizona Daily Journal-Miner] - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1900-1902
=== Social Security Records ===
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1paMEeroeoQC Arizona Journal-Miner] - Google News Archive; covers 1903-1912
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1_W9tMSvGuwC Arizona Miner] - Google News Archive; covers 1866-1871
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007]
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=cOfwuRB03ygC Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner] - Google News Archive; covers 1893-1900
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=xckinRaLORAC Arizona Weekly Miner] - Google News Archive; covers 1877


==== Probate  ====
=== Tax Records ===
{{AZ Tax Intro|Yavapai}}


==== Taxation  ====
=== Vital Records ===
{{AZ Vital Intro|Yavapai}}


==== Vital Records  ====
==== Birth ====
{{AZ Birth Intro|Yavapai}}


4,374 marriages are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].
*'''1800-1946''' [https://www.azdhs.gov/licensing/vital-records/genealogy/index.php Arizona Genealogy Birth Certificates, 1800-1947] at Arizona Department of Health Services — images
*'''1855-1930''' {{RecordSearch|3740251|Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1887-1935''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10001/arizona-birth-certificates-1887-1935 Arizona Birth Certificates, 1887-1935] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1909-1917''' {{RecordSearch|1674580|Arizona, Births and Christenings, 1909-1917}} at FamilySearch — [[Arizona Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60001 Ancestry]($)''
*'''1909-1917''' {{RecordSearch|2373790|Arizona Birth Certificates, 1909-1917}} at FamilySearch — [[Arizona, Birth Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


== Societies and Libraries  ==
==== Marriage ====
{{AZ Marriage Intro|Yavapai}}


[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~aznags/ Northern Arizona Genealogical Society-]&nbsp;Our Society is a general genealogical society covering the counties of Yavapai and Coconino Arizona.&nbsp; Prescott is the county seat for Yavapai County and Flagstaff is the county seat for Coconino County.<br>
*'''1809-2011''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70016 Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1833-1949''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=arizona US Marriages – Arizona, 1833-1949 ] at Findmypast — index ($)
*'''1864-1982''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7847 Arizona Marriage Collection, 1864-1982] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1865-1949''' {{RecordSearch|1674679|Arizona Marriages, 1865-1949}} at FamilySearch — [[Arizona Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1871-1964''' {{RecordSearch|2185173|Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964}} at FamilySearch — [[Arizona, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1888-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60236 Arizona Select Marriages, 1888-1908] at Ancestry — index ($)
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index] at BYU Idaho — index; ''Also at: {{RecordSearch|1854302|FamilySearch}}''


'''Camp Verde Historical Society''' <br>435 South Main <br>Camp Verde, AZ 86322 <br>Telephone 928-567-9560 <br>Hours 11-3 Sat. &amp; Tues <br>
==== Death ====
{{AZ Death Intro|Yavapai}}


'''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>
*'''1800-1972''' [https://www.azdhs.gov/licensing/vital-records/genealogy/index.php Arizona Genealogy Record Search] at Arizona Department of Health Services — images
*'''1870-1951''' {{RecordSearch|1534450|Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951}} at FamilySearch — [[Arizona Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1870-1963''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10334/arizona-death-certificates-1870-1963 Arizona Death Certificates, 1870-1963] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1910-1911, 1933-1994''' {{RecordSearch|1674678|Arizona, Deaths and Burials, 1910-1911, 1933-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Arizona Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60002 Ancestry]($)''


[http://www.jeromehistoricalsociety.com/ Jerome Historical Society ]<br>200 Main Street <br>Jerome, Arizona 86331 <br>(928) 634-5477&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Hours 9-4:30 daily
==== Divorce ====
{{AZ Divorce Intro|Yavapai}}


== Family History Centers  ==
== Research Facilities ==
{{AZ Research Facilities Intro|Yavapai}}


[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Introduction to Family History Centers]]
=== Archives ===
{{AZ Archives Intro|Yavapai}}


[[Bagdad Arizona Family History Center|'''Bagdad Arizona''']]<br>Community Dr<br>Bagdad, Yavapai, Arizona, United States<br>Telephone: 928-633-2073<br>
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


[[Cottonwood Arizona Family History Center|'''Cottonwood Arizona''']]<br>1377 Hombre Dr<br>Cottonwood, Yavapai, Arizona, United States<br>Telephone: 928-649-0116<br>
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/az/bagdad/2-community-dr Bagdad Arizona FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/az/cottonwood/1377-east-hombre-drive Cottonwood Arizona FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/az/prescott/1001-ruth-street Prescott Arizona FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/az/mayer/17330-east-mule-deer-drive Spring Valley Arizona FamilySearch Center]
*[https://www.flagstaffpubliclibrary.org/ East Flagstaff Public Library] - an affiliate library
*[https://www.flagstaffpubliclibrary.org/ Flagstaff City - Coconino County Public Library] - an affiliate library
*[https://www.forestlakescommunitylibrary.org/ Forest Lakes Community Library] - an affiliate library


[[Prescott Arizona Family History Center|'''Prescott Arizona''' ]]<br>1001 Ruth St<br>Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, United States<br>Telephone: 928-778-2311<br>
=== Libraries ===
{{AZ Libraries Intro|Yavapai}}


[[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>  
'''Sharlot Hall Museum Library and Archives'''<br> 115 S. McCormick St<br> Prescott, AZ<br>Phone: 928-445-3122 ex 14<br>[https://archives.sharlothallmuseum.org/ Website]<br><br>


These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.
=== Museums ===
{{AZ Museums Intro|Yavapai}}


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===Societies===
{{AZ Societies Intro|Yavapai}}


== Web Sites  ==
'''Northern Arizona Genealogical Society''' <br>[https://www.nagsprescott.org/ Website]<br>Focuses on the counties of Yavapai and Coconino Arizona.<br><br>
'''Camp Verde Historical Society''' <br> 435 South Main <br> Camp Verde, AZ 86322 <br>Phone: 928-567-9560 <br>[https://visitcampverde.com/camp-verde-historical-society-museum-research-center/ Website]<br><br>
'''Jerome Historical Society''' <br> 200 Main Street <br> Jerome, AZ 86331 <br>Phone: 928-634-5477 <br>[https://www.jeromehistoricalsociety.com/ Website]<br><br>


*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
== Websites ==
*{{FHL|Arizona%2C+Yavapai|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}  
{{AZ Websites Intro|Yavapai}}
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AZ/Yavapai/ Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)


== References  ==
*[https://usgenwebsites.org/azgenweb/ Yavapai County AZGenWeb]
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/yavapai-az-genealogy/ Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*{{FSC Place IDNum|1203|Arizona|Yavapai}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.


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== Research Guides ==
{{AZ Research Guides Intro|Yavapai}}


{{Arizona|Arizona}} {{Arizona-stub}}
== References ==
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[[Category:Arizona Counties]]
[[Category:Yavapai_County,_Arizona]]
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 1 May 2025


Guide to Yavapai County, Arizona ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Prescott
Organized: 10 Nov 1864
Parent County(s): Original County
Neighboring Counties
Coconino • Gila • La Paz • Maricopa • Mohave
Courthouse
Arizona, Yavapai County Courthouse.png
Location Map
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County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Yavapai County was created on 10 Nov 1864[1] and named after the Yavapai people, who were the principal inhabitants at the time the United States annexed the area.[2] Its county seat is Prescott.[3] It is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Yavapai County Courthouse
120 South Cortez Street
Prescott, Az 86303
Phone: 928-771-3312
Yavapai County

Superior Court Clerk has marriage, divorce probate and court records.
County Recorder has land records.[4]

Yavapai County, Arizona Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[5]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1887 1865 1887 1865 1864 1864 1830
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in July 1909. General compliance by 1926

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[8]

Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
American Indian Communities
Census-designated places
Ghost towns
  • Big Bug
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  • Curtis
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    History Timeline[edit | edit source]

    1852, New Mexico Territory
    Arizona is in yellow, left of the dotted line

    Resources[edit | edit source]

    Bible Records[edit | edit source]

    Biographies[edit | edit source]

    Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

    Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

    Cemeteries of Yavapai, Arizona online and in print
    Tombstone Transcriptions Online
    Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
    List of Cemeteries in the County
    See Arizona Cemeteries for more information

    Census Records[edit | edit source]

    For tips on accessing Census records online, see: Arizona Census.

    Historical populations
    Census Pop. %±
    1870 2,142 —
    1880 5,013 134.0%
    1890 8,685 73.2%
    1900 13,799 58.9%
    1910 15,996 15.9%
    1920 24,016 50.1%
    1930 28,470 18.5%
    1940 26,511 −6.9%
    1950 24,991 −5.7%
    1960 28,912 15.7%
    1970 36,733 27.1%
    1980 68,145 85.5%
    1990 107,714 58.1%
    2000 167,517 55.5%
    2010 211,033 26.0%
    Source: "Wikipedia.org".

    Church Records[edit | edit source]

    Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For more about Arizona denominations, see Arizona Church Records.

    Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    • Bagdad

    List of Churches and Church Parishes

    Court Records[edit | edit source]

    • See Previous Jurisdictions to land in Arizona showing dates the jurisdictions were created and maps. This will help in determining what jurisdiction your ancestor lived in and where the records are now located.

    Directories[edit | edit source]

    Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

    Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

    Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

    Genealogies[edit | edit source]

    Guardianship[edit | edit source]

    Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

    Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

    See Arizona Land and Property for additional information about early Arizona land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse.

    Online Land Indexes and Records


    Local Histories[edit | edit source]

    County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the Wiki page section Arizona Local Histories.

    Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

    Mohave CountyCoconino CountyGila CountyMaricopa CountyLa Paz CountyAZ YAVAPAI.PNG
    Click a neighboring county
    for more resources

    Migration[edit | edit source]

    Military Records[edit | edit source]

    Civil War

    World War II

    Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

    Newspapers[edit | edit source]

    Obituaries[edit | edit source]

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    The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.


    Other Records[edit | edit source]

    Voting Records

    Periodicals[edit | edit source]

    Probate Records[edit | edit source]

    From 1850 to 1864, probate records of Arizona were kept by the probate courts of New Mexico. From 1864 to 1912, the records were handled by county probate courts. 1912 to present, records such as wills, claims, administrations, case files, and calendars are kept in the custody of the clerk of the superior court in the county courthouse.

    Online Probate Indexes and Records


    School Records[edit | edit source]

    Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

    Tax Records[edit | edit source]

    Vital Records[edit | edit source]

    Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Arizona Department of Health Services or the county clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.

    Birth[edit | edit source]

    Marriage[edit | edit source]

    Death[edit | edit source]

    Divorce[edit | edit source]

    Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

    Archives[edit | edit source]

    Listed below are archives in Yavapai County. For state-wide facilities, see Arizona Archives and Libraries.

    FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

    FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

    • FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
    • FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

    Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

    Libraries[edit | edit source]

    Listed below are libraries in Yavapai County. For state-wide library facilities, see Arizona Archives and Libraries.

    Sharlot Hall Museum Library and Archives
    115 S. McCormick St
    Prescott, AZ
    Phone: 928-445-3122 ex 14
    Website

    Museums[edit | edit source]

    Societies[edit | edit source]

    Listed below are societies in Yavapai County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Arizona Societies.

    Northern Arizona Genealogical Society
    Website
    Focuses on the counties of Yavapai and Coconino Arizona.

    Camp Verde Historical Society
    435 South Main
    Camp Verde, AZ 86322
    Phone: 928-567-9560
    Website

    Jerome Historical Society
    200 Main Street
    Jerome, AZ 86331
    Phone: 928-634-5477
    Website

    Websites[edit | edit source]

    Research Guides[edit | edit source]

    References[edit | edit source]

    1. ↑ AZ: Individual County Chronologies; https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AZ_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#YAVAPAI
    2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Yavapai, Arizona," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavapai_County,_Arizona 7/10/2017.
    3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
    4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Yavapai County, Arizona p. 57.
    5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Yavapai County, Arizona. Page 56-57 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 52.
    6. ↑ Howell Code, Ariz. Terr. Laws 1864, 1st assy., ch. 2/ pp. 24-25
    7. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
    8. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Pima County, Arizona," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pima_County,_Arizona, accessed 24 February 2019.
    9. ↑ Williams 108-110
    10. ↑ U.S. Stat., vol. 9, pp. 922-943; Parry, 102: 29-59; Van Zandt, 11, 28-29; Walker and Bufkin, 19, 20A
    11. ↑ N.M. Terr. Laws 1851, 1st assy., 1st sess./p. 119; N.M. Terr. Laws 1851, 1st assy., 2d sess. /pp. 266, 292
    12. ↑ N.M. Terr. Laws 1851, 1st assy., 2d sess. /p. 292
    13. ↑ U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 56 [1863] /pp. 664-665; Ariz. Terr. Laws 1864, 1st assy./ pp. vii-viii; Van Zandt, 162
    14. ↑ Ariz. Terr. Laws 1871, 6th assy./ pp. 53-54
    15. ↑ Ariz. Terr. Laws 1879, 10th assy./ pp. 96-97
    16. ↑ Ariz. Terr. Laws 1891, 16th assy./ pp. 26-34
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