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| '''Apache County Courthouse'''<br>70 West 3rd Street South<br>St Johns, AZ 85936<br>Phone: 928-337-7555<br>[https://www.apachecountyaz.gov/Justice-Courts Apache County Courthouse]<br><br> | | '''Apache County Courthouse'''<br>70 West 3rd Street South<br>St Johns, AZ 85936<br>Phone: 928-337-7555<br>[https://www.apachecountyaz.gov/Justice-Courts Apache County Courthouse]<br><br> |
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| Clerk Superior Court has marriage, divorce probate and court records from 1879. County Recorder has land records from 1879 <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Apache County, Arizona p. 56. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | | Clerk Superior Court has marriage, divorce probate and court records from 1879. County Recorder has land records from 1879 <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Apache County, Arizona p. 56. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
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| | bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major Records<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Apache County, Arizona. Page 56-57 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL 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> | | | bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major Records<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Apache County, Arizona. Page 56-57 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|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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| *'''Parent County(s):''' Created from [[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy|Yavapai]] County, on 14 Feb 1879.<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AZ_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm Newberry]</ref> | | *'''Parent County(s):''' Created from [[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy|Yavapai]] County, on 14 Feb 1879.<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AZ_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm Newberry]</ref> |
| * '''County Seat:''' St. Johns<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br> | | * '''County Seat:''' St. Johns<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br> |
| *[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AZ_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#APACHE Apache County, Arizona Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library | | *[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AZ_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#APACHE Apache County, Arizona Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library |
| *[http://www.mapofus.org/arizona Interactive Map of Arizona County Formation History] (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Arizona county boundary changes | | *[http://www.mapofus.org/arizona Interactive Map of Arizona County Formation History] (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Arizona county boundary changes |
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| *'''4 July 1848''' - In the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]] ceded part of present day [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]], including all of present day Apache 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 [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|Mexico]] ceded part of present day [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]], including all of present day Apache 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 [http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm New Mexico State Records Center and Archives]. |
| *'''13 Dec 1850''' - The US created the [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]] Territory from unorganized federal land.<ref>U.S. Stat., vol. 9, ch. 49[1850]/pp. 446-452; Baldwin, 117-137; Van Zandt, 28-29, 162-165</ref> This territory named after the Mexican State of New Mexico. Some counties were created, but they were small and covered land only in present day New Mexico. The land in the present day Arizona was at that time non-county land. Also the land south of the Gila River still belonged to [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]]. Look for records in 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]. | | *'''13 Dec 1850''' - The US created the [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico]] Territory from unorganized federal land.<ref>U.S. Stat., vol. 9, ch. 49[1850]/pp. 446-452; Baldwin, 117-137; Van Zandt, 28-29, 162-165</ref> This territory named after the Mexican State of New Mexico. Some counties were created, but they were small and covered land only in present day New Mexico. The land in the present day Arizona was at that time non-county land. Also the land south of the Gila River still belonged to [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]]. Look for records in 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]. |
| *In '''1852''' - New Mexico Territory created counties that stretched east and west from the Texas border to the California border, including all the land that later became Arizona. The land covered by present-day Apache County, Arizona was once part of [[Taos County, New Mexico Genealogy|Taos (NM)]], [[San Juan County, New Mexico Genealogy|San Juan (NM)]] (1861-1862 only), [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Genealogy|Rio Arriba (NM)]], [[Santa Ana County, New Mexico Genealogy|Santa Ana (NM)]], [[Bernalillo County, New Mexico Genealogy|Bernalillo (NM)]], [[Valencia County, New Mexico Genealogy|Valencia (NM)]], and [[Socorro County, New Mexico Genealogy|Socorro (NM)]] counties of New Mexico.<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).</ref> Look for records in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socorro_County,_New_Mexico Socorro], [http://www.bernco.gov/ Bernalillo], [http://www.rio-arriba.org/ Rio Arriba], [http://www.taoscounty.org/ Taos], and [http://www.co.valencia.nm.us/ Valencia] counties. | | *In '''1852''' - New Mexico Territory created counties that stretched east and west from the Texas border to the California border, including all the land that later became Arizona. The land covered by present-day Apache County, Arizona was once part of [[Taos County, New Mexico Genealogy|Taos (NM)]], [[San Juan County, New Mexico Genealogy|San Juan (NM)]] (1861-1862 only), [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Genealogy|Rio Arriba (NM)]], [[Santa Ana County, New Mexico Genealogy|Santa Ana (NM)]], [[Bernalillo County, New Mexico Genealogy|Bernalillo (NM)]], [[Valencia County, New Mexico Genealogy|Valencia (NM)]], and [[Socorro County, New Mexico Genealogy|Socorro (NM)]] counties of New Mexico.<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=FS Library Book 973 X2th}}.</ref> <ref>''Original Counties of New Mexico Territory'' (map).</ref> Look for records in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socorro_County,_New_Mexico Socorro], [http://www.bernco.gov/ Bernalillo], [http://www.rio-arriba.org/ Rio Arriba], [http://www.taoscounty.org/ Taos], 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 [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 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 [http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm New Mexico State Records Center and Archives] |
| Also 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. | | Also 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. |