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Previous Jurisdictions to Land in Arizona (view source)
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=== Locating Previous Jurisdictions and Record Repositories === | === Locating Previous Jurisdictions and Record Repositories === | ||
When looking for records, First learn the history of the area for the time period being researched. This will help identify | When looking for records, First learn the history of the area for the time period being researched. This will help identify the record repositories in the present day. | ||
*Determine where your ancestors lived and when they lived there | |||
*Identify the jurisdiction covering the land then and its records repository | |||
*Determine if that jurisdiction exists today and, record repository for that jurisdiction at that time | |||
*Determine where that record repository is located in the present day | |||
*Determine if the records were moved to a different record repository. | |||
Also remember, records of your ancestor were sometimes recorded in a county or jurisdiction next-door to where your ancestor lived. Maybe there was confusion as to where the borders lay. Or maybe it was a shorter distance to the neighboring county seat. There could be several good reasons. But treat this as the exception to the rule and check the most obvious place first. | Also remember, records of your ancestor were sometimes recorded in a county or jurisdiction next-door to where your ancestor lived. Maybe there was confusion as to where the borders lay. Or maybe it was a shorter distance to the neighboring county seat. There could be several good reasons. But treat this as the exception to the rule and check the most obvious place first. | ||
For example, suppose you were told your ancestor lived in Tucson, Arizona Territory in 1861. | For example, suppose you were told your ancestor lived in Tucson, Arizona Territory in 1861. | ||