Maricopa County AZ Genealogy

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Maricopa Records by Type

Birth Records (11)
Cemetery Records (368)
Census Records (30)
Church Records (51)
City Directories (136)
Court Records (1)
Death Records (23)
Histories and Genealogies (25)
Immigration Records (3)
Land Records (6)
Map Records (31)
Marriage Records (14)
Military Records (4)
Minority Records (10)
Miscellaneous Records (4)
Newspapers and Obituaries (477)
Probate Records (3)
School Records (341)

Maricopa County Records by City/Town

Avondale Genealogy (44)
Buckeye Genealogy (53)
Carefree Genealogy (38)
Cave Creek Genealogy (42)
Chandler Genealogy (72)
El Mirage Genealogy (35)
Fountain Hills Genealogy (44)
Gila Bend Genealogy (40)
Gilbert Genealogy (58)
Glendale Genealogy (94)
Goodyear Genealogy (36)
Laveen Genealogy (39)
Litchfield Park Genealogy (38)

Mesa Genealogy (161)
Paradise Valley Genealogy (46)
Peoria Genealogy (51)
Phoenix Genealogy (673)
Queen Creek Genealogy (37)
Scottsdale Genealogy (106)
Sun City Genealogy (80)
Surprise Genealogy (35)
Tempe Genealogy (119)
Tolleson Genealogy (35)
Wickenburg Genealogy (77)
Youngtown Genealogy (35)

Overview of Maricopa County Records

Maricopa County was created in 1871 from Yavapai, Yuma, and Pima counties.
Birth and death records from 1909 to the present can be obtained from the Arizona Department of Health Services.
The Maricopa County Clerk Superior Court has marriage records starting in 1877, divorce records starting in 1930, and probate and court records starting in 1871.
The Maricopa County Recorder has land records starting in 1871.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.