Arizona County, New Mexico (Extinct) Genealogy
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Arizona was a county of New Mexico Territory from 1860 to 1863. This county was not a county of Arizona, but did cover land that later became part of Arizona.
History[edit | edit source]
1 Feb 1860 - ARIZONA County was created by New Mexico Territory from DOÑA ANA County, New Mexico. It was located entirely within present day Arizona.[1]
18 Jan 1862 - ARIZONA County was eliminated when it lost all territory to DOÑA ANA County, New Mexico.[2]
28 Jan 1863 - ARIZONA County was re-created from DOÑA ANA County, New Mexico.[3]
24 Feb 1863 - ARIZONA County finally was eliminated when the United States created Arizona Territory from the west half of New Mexico Territory.[4]
Records[edit | edit source]
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