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Pinal County Resources

We hope you find these resources helpful in the search for your ancestors. Links will be in bold text. If you have any additional Pinal County resources that you consider helpful, please help by contacting the County Coordinator (at the bottom of any page) so we can list them here. Thank you.

COUNTY and LOCAL RESOURCES:

Pinal County Government, 31 N Pinal St, Florence AZ 85132 ♦ 888-431-1311 or 520-509-3555
Pinal County Courthouse (Superior Court), 971 Jason Lopez Circle, Florence ♦ 888-431-1311 or 520-509-3555
Pinal County Chamber of Commerce, 21321 E Ocotillo Rd, Queen Creek AZ 85142 ♦ 480-388-6855 - visit on Facebook
Pinal County Historical Society & Museum, 715 S Main St, Florence ♦ 520-868-4382 - visit on Facebook
Pinal County Genealogists, Casa Grande (a group of volunteers with interest in family history research)
Superstition Mountain Historical Society & Museum, 4087 E Apache Trail, Apache Junction ♦ 480-983-4888 - visit on Facebook
Casa Grande Valley Historical Society & Museum, 110 W Florence Blvd, Casa Grande ♦ 520-836-2223 - visit on Facebook
Coolidge Historical Museum, 161 W Harding Ave, Coolidge ♦ 520-723-7186 - visit on Facebook
Pinal Geology & Mineral Museum, 351 N Arizona Blvd, Coolidge ♦ 520-723-3009 - visit on Facebook
Santa Cruz Valley Historic Museum, 3725 N Camelot St, Eloy
Maricopa Historical Society, 41600 W Smith-Enke Rd, Maricopa ♦ 520-568-2926 - visit on Facebook
Oracle Historical Society, 825 E Mt Lemmon Hwy, Oracle ♦ 520-896-9609 - visit on Facebook
San Tan Historical Society Museum, 20425 S Ellsworth Rd, Queen Creek ♦ 480-987-9380 - visit on Facebook
Superior Historical Society & Bob Jones Museum, 300 W Main St, Superior ♦ 520-689-1969 - visit on Facebook

 

STATEWIDE RESOURCES:

Daughters of the American Revolution - Arizona Chapters
Sons of the American Revolution - Arizona Chapters
Arizona Biographies by county
Arizona Capitol Museum, 1700 W Washington  St, Phoenix ♦ 602-926-3620
Arizona History
Arizona Memory Project
Arizona State Library, Archives, & Public Records - 1700 W Washington  St, Phoenix ♦ 602-542-6200
Arizona State Archives (Polly Rosenbaum Archives), 1901 W Madison St, Phoenix ♦ 602-926-3720
Arizona State Digital Library Archives, multiple locations ♦ 602-926-3870 

 

GENWEB LINKS:

AZGenWeb
USGenWeb
WorldGenWeb

 

MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES:

FamilySearch.org Research Wiki Pinal County Page - this is a free service through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Registration for an account is at no cost to you. Sign in and discover a wealth of historical information online or visit one of their many family history libraries.
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (link specifically points to Pinal County) is a global organization where volunteers help others obtain copies of documents, pictures of headstones, etc. that can't be easily obtained by those who do not live in the area of their ancestors.
Who's Who in Arizona, by Jo Conners, published in 1913.This online searchable book may be browsed and/or downloaded in various formats (at no cost), saved to your device and kept as a reference. There is a section on Pinal County on page 91 and the county is mentioned in other areas of the book as well.
Library of Congress The largest library in the world online or in person (in Washington DC) with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps, and manuscripts in its collections. The link will take you to Pinal County AZ. No cost.
American Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project
Cyndi's List - a no cost comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links to genealogical research sites online.


PINAL COUNTY LIBRARIES:

Location Address Phone
Apache Junction 1177 N Idaho Rd, Apache Junction 480-474-8555
Arizona City 13254 S Sunland Gin Rd, Arizona City 520-466-5565
Casa Grande Main library: 449 N Dry Lake, Casa Grande 520-421-8710
Casa Grande Vista Grande: 1557 N Arizola Rd, Casa Grande 520-421-8652
Coolidge 160 W Central Ave, Coolidge 520-723-6030
Eloy Santa Cruz 1000 N Main St, Eloy 520-466-3814
Florence 778 N Main St, Florence 520-868-8311
Kearny 912-A Tilbury Dr, Kearny 520-363-5861
Mammoth 125 N Clark St, Mammoth 520-487-2026
Maricopa 18160 N Maya Angelou Dr, Maricopa 520-568-2926
Oracle 565 E American Ave, Oracle 520-896-2121
San Manuel 108 5th Ave, San Manuel 520-385-4470
San Tan Valley (opening July 2021) 31505 N Schnepf Rd, San Tan Valley  
Superior 99 N Kellner Ave, Superior 520-689-2327

HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS:

Many historical newspapers in Pinal County have been digitized and can be found online. Links to no cost websites are provided below in bold text. Dates of available weekly issues are listed next to each newspaper and may be browsed online and/or downloaded and saved, all from the comfort of your home. You might also try searching Google Newspaper Archives. You never know what you might find! Other newspapers listed with an asterisk (*) can be found through various paid subscription services. You can visit each site to find out if they have newspapers in the geographical area you are looking and sign up for a free trial, anywhere from 7-14 days. Links to paid sites are provided here: GenealogyBank.com, Newspapers.com, NewspaperArchive.com, NewsLibrary.com, Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com.

Newspaper Town Time Period Website
Apache Junction-Gold Canyon Independent* Apache Junction Nov 2007 GenealogyBank.com
The Oasis Arizola May 1893 - Dec 1912 Chronicling America
Arizona City Independent* Casa Grande May 2006 - current GenealogyBank.com
The Bulletin Casa Grande 1913-1927 Casa Grande Public Library Online
Casa Grande Times Casa Grande 1912-2006 Casa Grande Public Library Online
Casa Grande Dispatch Casa Grande 1910-1919 Casa Grande Public Library Online
The Coolidge Examiner Coolidge Mar 1930 - Dec 1946 Chronicling America
Aqui Y Alli En El Condado De Pinal Eloy 1952 Eloy Santa Cruz Library
Devils Call Eloy 1901-1979 Eloy Santa Cruz Library
El Heraldo Eloy 1952 Eloy Santa Cruz Library
El Heraldo Anteriormente Aqui Y Alli Eloy 1952 Eloy Santa Cruz Library
El Heraldo En El Condado De Pinal Eloy 1952-1953 Eloy Santa Cruz Library
Eloy Enterprise Eloy 1947-2014 Eloy Santa Cruz Library
Enterprise Eloy 1958-1967 Eloy Santa Cruz Library
Whirlwind Eloy 1950-1981 Eloy Santa Cruz Library
Arizona Weekly Enterprise Florence Oct 1881- Dec 1890 Chronicling America
The Desert Press (AZ State Prison) Florence 1933 - 1934 Arizona Memory Project
The Florence Tribune Florence Aug 1892 - Dec 1901 Chronicling America
Copper Basin News Hayden 2005-2009 Google News Archive
Copper Basin News* Kearny Sep 2001 - current GenealogyBank.com
Communicator* Maricopa Oct 2009 - Feb 2013 GenealogyBank.com
Maricopa Monitor* Maricopa Dec 2003 - current GenealogyBank.com
Drill Newspaper* Pinal City May-Aug 1880 GenealogyBank.com
The Arizona Copper Camp Ray Aug 1915 - Dec 1920 Chronicling America
San Manuel Miner San Manuel 2005-2009 Google News Archive

There are many additional historical newspapers that were printed in Pinal County that may have been digitized and made available online. For a list of these newspapers, see Historical Newspapers and scroll down to the bottom to find "Offline Newspapers for Pinal County". You will also see a link for "Locating Offline Newspapers". Don't forget to check Pinal County Libraries to see if they have any on microfiche or store originals of old newspapers.

We will add new resources as we become aware of them so be sure to visit again.

 

 


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