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The Territorial Government of the Territory of Arizona
was organized Feb. 24, 1863.
The portion of the Territory lying north of the Gila river was obtained
from the government of Mexico, under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
Feb. 2d, 1848, and the portion lying south of the Gila was obtained by
purchase from the government of Mexico, under the treaty made by James
Gadsen on the part of the United States, at Mexico, Dec. 30, 1853; and
extends west from the 109 deg. meridian of longitude to the 115th deg.,
and north from 31 deg. 20 sec. of north latitude to the 37th deg.
parallel; and is bounded on the north by Nevada and Utah; on the east by
New Mexico; on the south by Sonora, and on the west by California and
Nevada, and contains about 70,000,000 acres of land.
The links on the right side will take you to specific
Arizona genealogy records. The pages below are newest added to this
website.
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Arizona Census Records
Starting in 1790, the United States government took a census every 10
years. Census records exist for the territory and state of Arizona from
1860-1930. Arizona territory was separated from the New Mexico territory
in 1863.
Arizona Indian Tribes
These pages were taken from a manuscript written in 1871, entitled,
Resources Of Arizona Territory With A Description Of The Indian Tribes.
Arizona History
On these pages you will find historical content enabling the genealogist
to better comprehend their Arizona genealogy records.
Arizona County History
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