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Guide to '''Gila County, Arizona ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Arizona Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div>{{Wikipedia|Gila County, Arizona}}
{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Gila County
| county_map = Az-gila.png
| state = Arizona
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| founded year = 1881
| founded date = February 8
| seat wl = Globe
| building image = ArizonaGilaCourthouse.jpg
| building address = 1400 E. Ash Street<br>
Globe, AZ 85501<br>
928-425-3231 
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=== County Information  ===

==== Gila County, Arizona Record Dates  ====

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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), Gila 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>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Gila County, Arizona Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Gila County, Arizona Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Gila County, Arizona Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Gila County, Arizona Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Gila County, Arizona Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Gila County, Arizona Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Gila County, Arizona Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1887
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1881
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1887
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1914
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1881
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1914
| 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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=== County Courthouse&nbsp;  ===

[http://www.gilacountyaz.gov/index.html Gila County Courthouse]<br>1400 East Ash Street <br>Globe, AZ 85501-1414 <br>Phone: 520-425-3231 <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Gila County, Arizona p. 56. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> 

County Clerk has marriage records from 1881<br>divorce, probate and court records from&nbsp;1914<br>County Recorder has land records

==== Description ====

The County was named from a Spanish contraction of Hah-quah-sa-eel, a Yuma word meaning "running water which is salty". The County has Globe as its seat and the County was created February 8, 1881. The County is located in the central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Gila, Arizona ," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_County,_Arizona 7/10/2017.</ref>

=== History  ===

Gila County is located northeast of Maricopa and Pinal Counties in Arizona.&nbsp; It contains some of the early settlements in Arizona going back to the 1870s. Gila County is named for the Gila River that flows through portions of the southern part of the county.&nbsp;<ref>See Barnes, Will C., and Byrd H. Granger. Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1960, p. 94. {{WorldCat|479862}}</ref> 

Payson is the largest town today, its name came from a situation where the town needed a post office and a congressman was reported to have said that if they named the town Payson they would get a post office. The second town that took up the dare was Payson, Utah. 

Other towns include Pine, Roosevelt, and Claypool. Defunct localities include 'Motel Point' where a motel once stood just yards northeast of the present-day Roosevelt Dam. 

==== Parent County  ====

*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> 
*In 1821 -&nbsp;[[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]] obtained jurisdiction over the land that later would become Arizona. Some records of this period may have been sent to [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|archives]] 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/about-the-archives 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 Gila 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/about-the-archives 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. The boundary of [[Socorro County, New Mexico Genealogy|Socorro County]] was stretched across present day [[Arizona Genealogy|Arizona]] to the California border.<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> Land in present-day Gila County, Arizona was once part of [[Socorro County, New Mexico Genealogy|Socorro]] county 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) at https://web.archive.org/web/20150629223153/https://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 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/about-the-archives New Mexico State Records Center and Archives] 
*10 Nov 1864 - Arizona created two counties: [[Pima County, Arizona Genealogy|Pima]] and [[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy|Yavapai]] counties.<ref>Howell Code, Ariz. Terr. Laws 1864, 1st assy., ch. 2/ pp. 24-25</ref> These counties named for Indian tribes. Look for records in [http://www.pima.gov/ Pima] and[http://www.yavapai.us/ Yavapai] counties. 
*14 Feb 1871 - Arizona created [[Maricopa County, Arizona Genealogy|Maricopa County]] from land in [[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy|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. 
*1 Feb 1875 - Arizona created [[Pinal County, Arizona Genealogy|Pinal County]] from lands in [[Maricopa County, Arizona Genealogy|Maricopa]] and [[Pima County, Arizona Genealogy|Pima]] counties.<ref>Ariz. Terr. Laws 1875, 8th assy./ pp. 19-20</ref> This county named for the Pinal mountains. Look for records in [http://www.maricopa.gov/ Maricopa], [http://www.pima.gov/ Pima], and [http://pinalcountyaz.gov/Pages/Home.aspx Pinal] counties.

'''8 February 1881''' - Gila County was created from lands in [[Maricopa County, Arizona Genealogy|Maricopa]] and [[Pinal County, Arizona Genealogy|Pinal]] Counties.<ref>Arizona Territorial Laws 1881, 11th assy. pp. 14-17</ref>&nbsp; '''County seat:''' Globe <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> This county named for the Gila River. Look for records in the [http://www.gilacountyaz.gov/ Gila], [http://www.maricopa.gov/ Maricopa], and [http://pinalcountyaz.gov/Pages/Home.aspx Pinal] counties.

==== Boundary Changes  ====

*12 Mar 1885 Gila County exchanged property with adjacent [[Graham County, Arizona Genealogy|Graham County]].<ref>Arizona Territorial Laws 1885, 13th assy. p. 215</ref> Look for records in [http://www.gilacountyaz.gov/ Gila] and [http://www.graham.az.gov/ Graham] counties. 
*21 Mar 1889 Gila County added a portion of [[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy|Yavapai County]].<ref>Arizona Territorial Laws 1889, 15th assy. pp. 49-52</ref> Look for records in [http://www.gilacountyaz.gov/ Gila] and [http://www.yavapai.us/ Yavapai] counties. 
*19 Mar 1891 Gila County gained additional land from [[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy|Yavapai County]].<ref>Arizona Territorial Laws 1891, 16th assy. pp. 102-103</ref> <ref>[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/AZ_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, The Newberry Library, Chicago]. Viewed on 11 November 2011.</ref> Look for records in [http://www.gilacountyaz.gov/ Gila] and [http://www.yavapai.us/ Yavapai] counties.

See also [[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. 

For animated maps illustrating Arizona county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/arizona/ "Rotating Formation Arizona County Boundary Maps"] (1852-1993) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

==== Record Loss  ====

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

=== Places/Localities  ===

==== Populated Places  ====

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://Arizona.hometownlocator.com/az/Gila Hometown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Gila County, Arizona," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/Gila_County,_Arizona,
accessed 23 February 2019.</ref>

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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Valley,_Arizona Star Valley]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonto_Apache Tonto Apache]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Flat,_Arizona Bear Flat]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Valley,_Arizona Beaver Valley]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon_Day,_Arizona Canyon Day]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrizo,_Arizona Carrizo]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Creek,_Arizona Cedar Creek]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Heights-Midland_City,_Arizona Central Heights - (Midland City)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Creek,_Arizona Christopher Creek]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claypool,_Arizona Claypool]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Hill,_Arizona Copper Hill]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutter,_Arizona Cutter]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Creek,_Arizona Deer Creek]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dripping_Springs,_Arizona Dripping Springs]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Globe,_Arizona East Globe]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Verde_Estates,_Arizona East Verde Estates]</div>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capitan,_Arizona El Capitan]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowing_Springs,_Arizona Flowing Springs]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Acres,_Arizona Freedom Acres]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geronimo_Estates,_Arizona Geronimo Estates]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisela,_Arizona Gisela]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haigler_Creek,_Arizona Haigler Creek]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Creek,_Arizona Hunter Creek]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icehouse_Canyon,_Arizona Icehouse Canyon]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakes_Corner,_Arizona Jakes Corner]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohls_Ranch,_Arizona Kohls Ranch]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead_Ranch,_Arizona Mead Ranch]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_del_Caballo,_Arizona Mesa del Caballo]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxbow_Estates,_Arizona Oxbow Estates]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peridot,_Arizona Peridot]</div>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinal,_Arizona Pinal]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine,_Arizona Pine]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_House,_Arizona Rock House]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt,_Arizona Roosevelt]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Valley,_Arizona Round Valley]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rye,_Arizona Rye]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Carlos,_Arizona San Carlos]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Shooter_Canyon,_Arizona Six Shooter Canyon]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry,_Arizona Strawberry]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonto_Basin,_Arizona Tonto Basin]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonto_Village,_Arizona Tonto Village]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-of-the-World,_Arizona Top-of-the-World]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Park,_Arizona Washington Park]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whispering_Pines,_Gila_County,_Arizona Wispering Pines]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young,_Arizona Young]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspiration,_Arizona Inspiration]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMillenville,_Arizona McMillenville]</div>
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==== Neighboring Counties  ====

*[[Coconino County, Arizona Genealogy|Coconino County, Arizona]] 
*[[Graham County, Arizona Genealogy|Graham County, Arizona]] 
*[[Maricopa County, Arizona Genealogy|Maricopa County, Arizona]] 
*[[Navajo County, Arizona Genealogy|Navajo County, Arizona]] 
*[[Pinal County, Arizona Genealogy|Pinal County, Arizona]] 
*[[Yavapai County, Arizona Genealogy|Yavapai County, Arizona]]

=== Resources  ===

==== Cemeteries  ====

{{AZ Cemeteries Intro|Gila}}

{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:60%; "
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Gila, Arizona''' online and in print</center>
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com] 

*[http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azgila/cemeteries.htm AZGenWeb]

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/az/gila/cemetery.html AZGenWeb Archives]

*[http://usgwtombstones.org/arizona/gila.html Tombstone Project] 

*[http://arizonagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=4 Arizona Gravestons]

*[https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves]
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>''' TombstoneTranscriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>
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*{{FHL|822626|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}

*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Gila+Arizona&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |

*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Arizona/Gila-County?id=county_171 Findagrave.com]

*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves]

*[http://www.apcrp.org/Cemetery%20Page.htm Arizona Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project]

*[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/Arizona-cemetery-records.htm Arizona Cemetery Records]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393887&reqParentsLabel=Gila%2C%20Arizona%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See '''[[Arizona Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
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The following web sites may have additional information on Gila County cemeteries.

*{{RecordSearch|2816842|Arizona, Gila County, Cemetery Records, 1927-1994}} — index - [[Arizona, Gila County, Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/AZ/index.htm Interment.net] Arizona cemetery records by county.

==== Census  ====
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_County,_Arizona#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".] 
|1890 |2021
|1900 |4973
|1910 |16348
|1920 |25678
|1930 |31016
|1940 |23867 
|1950 |24158
|1960 |25745
|1970 |29255
|1980 |37080
|1990 |40216
|2000 |51335
|2010 |53597
}}

{{Census|Arizona}}

==== Church  ====

{{AZ Church Intro}} Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:&nbsp;Globe, Hayden, Miami, Nephi and Pine.

<br>
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393887&reqParentsLabel=Gila%2C%20Arizona%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]'''<br>

==== Court  ====

==== Land  ====

{{AZ Land}} 

==== Local Histories  ====

{{AZ History}} 

==== Maps  ====

{{AZ Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{AZ Gila County}}}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393887&reqParentsLabel=Gila%2C%20Arizona%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]:Cities and Towns- [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]

==== Military  ====

===== Civil War =====

*'''1861-1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1854310|Arizona Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index - [[Arizona Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

===== World War II =====

*'''1940-1945''' - {{RecordSearch|2515876|Arizona, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images - [[Arizona, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

==== Newspapers  ====

{{AZ Newspaper abstracts|Gila}}

==== Obituaries ====
*'''1959-2014''' - {{RecordSearch|3159286|Arizona, Mesa LDS Family History Center, Obituary Index, 1959-2014}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index - [[Arizona, Mesa LDS Family History Center, Obituary Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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==== Probate  ====

{{AZ Probate Intro|Gila}}

'''Online Probate Records'''
*'''1803 – 1995''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9043 Arizona Wills and Probate Records 1803-1995] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $

==== Taxation  ====

{{AZ Tax Intro}} 

==== Vital Records  ====

{{AZ Vital Intro}} 

===== Birth Records  =====

''Online Birth Indexes and Records''<br> 

*'''1855-1930''' - {{RecordSearch|3740251|Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images - [[Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1887-1935''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10001/arizona-birth-certificates-1887-1935?s=275764761 Arizona Birth Certificates, 1887 - 1935] at MyHeritage - index and images
*'''1909-1917''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60001 Arizona Select Births and Christenings 1909-1917] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $

===== Marriage Records  =====

''Online Marriage Indexes and Records''<br> 

*Many early marriages are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].

*'''1833-1949''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=arizona%2caz Arizona, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] — index $
*'''1864-1982''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7847 Arizona Marriage Collection 1864-1982] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $ 
*'''1871-1964''' - {{RecordSearch|2185173|Arizona, County Marriages, 1871–1964}} at [http://familysearch.org FamilySearch.org] — index and browse images, incomplete - [[Arizona, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] 
*'''1888-1908''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60236 Arizona Select Marriages 1888-1908] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $

===== Death Records  =====

''Online Death Indexes and Records''<br> 

*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/az/gila/webbbs_config.pl Gila County, Arizona Obituary and Death Notices Collection] From GenealogyBuff.com ~ Free. This collection is from Various Funeral Homes in the Payson, Globe, Miami, Winkelman, Hayden, and Dudleyville areas.
*'''1870-1963''' - [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10334/arizona-death-certificates-1870-1963?s=275764761 Arizona Death Certificates, 1870 - 1963] at MyHeritage ($) - index and images
*'''1910-1911 and 1933-1994''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60002 Arizona Select Deaths and Burials 1910-1911 and 1933-1994];at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index

=== Societies and Libraries  ===

[http://www.rimcountrymuseums.com/ Northern Gila County Historical Society]<br>PO Box 2532<br>Payson, AZ 85547<br>Telephone 928-474-3483 

[https://gilahistoricalmuseum.org/research/ Gila County Historical Society]<br>1330 N. Broad St.<br>Globe, AZ 85502 <br>Telephone 928-425-7385 <br>Hours 10-4 M-F; 11-3 Sat.<br><br>

===Voting Records===
*'''1881- 1920''' {{RecordSearch|3734465|Arizona, Gila County, Voting Registers, 1881-1920}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] — [[Arizona, Gila County, Voting Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images

=== Family History Centers  ===

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*[[Globe Arizona Family History Center]]
*[[Payson Arizona Family History Center]]

=== Websites  ===

*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/arizona/gila-county/ Gila County, AZ History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] (Genealogy Inc) 
*[http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azgila/ Gila County AZGenWeb]. Has info on Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Military, Vitals, Towns, Schools, Obituaries, Newspapers, Misc., Marriages, &amp; Death. 
*{{FHL|Arizona%2C+Gila|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AZ/Gila/ Gila County, Arizona Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)

=== References  ===

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