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Arizona Archives: 175 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

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If you are researching your ancestry from Arizona, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online AZ newspaper archives: 175 titles to help you search your family history in the “Grand Canyon State,” providing coverage from 1859 to Today. There are millions of articles and records in our online Arizona newspaper archives!

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Dig deep into our online archives and search for articles about your ancestors from Arizona in these newspapers. Our AZ newspapers are divided into two collections, each with their own search page:

Search Arizona Newspaper Archives (1859 – 1977)

Search Arizona Obituaries (1991 – Today)

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Here is the complete list of Arizona newspapers in the online archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The AZ newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.

City Title Years of Coverage Issues Available Collection
Apache Junction Apache Junction-Gold Canyon Independent 11/13/2007 – Current Obituaries
Apache Junction Chandler Independent 10/20/2010 – 03/30/2011 Obituaries
Apache Junction Mesa Independent 11/13/2007 – Current Obituaries
Apache Junction Queen Creek Independent 01/30/2008 – Current Obituaries
Arizola Oasis 05/11/1893 – 12/28/1912 955 Newspaper Archives
Arizona City Arizona City Independent 05/31/2006 – Current Obituaries
Benson San Pedro Valley News-Sun 01/27/1999 – Current Obituaries
Benson Benson signal 07/10/1915 – 04/17/1920 238 Newspaper Archives
Benson Benson Weekly Herald 12/20/1884 – 12/20/1884 1 Newspaper Archives
Bisbee Arizona daily orb 07/15/1899 – 12/31/1922 6495 Newspaper Archives
Bisbee Weekly orb 04/10/1898 – 09/24/1899 46 Newspaper Archives
Bullhead City Mohave Valley Daily News 10/16/2000 – Current Obituaries
Casa Grande Casa Grande Dispatch 05/13/2000 – Current Obituaries
Casa Grande Tri-Valley Dispatch 11/15/2000 – Current Obituaries
Casa Grande Casa Grande Dispatch: Web Edition Articles 04/01/2010 – Current Obituaries
Cave Creek Sonoran News 09/01/2010 – Current Obituaries
Clifton Copper Era 05/02/2012 – Current Obituaries
Clifton Copper era 06/01/1899 – 11/24/1911 543 Newspaper Archives
Clifton Copper era and Morenci leader 12/01/1911 – 12/29/1922 562 Newspaper Archives
Clifton Clifton clarion 01/21/1885 – 08/28/1889 180 Newspaper Archives
Coolidge Coolidge Examiner 01/09/2001 – Current Obituaries
Coolidge Florence Reminder and Blade-Tribune 06/14/2001 – Current Obituaries
Coolidge Coolidge examiner 03/07/1930 – 12/27/1946 874 Newspaper Archives
County Center Square Arizona 05/01/2022 – Current Obituaries
Douglas Douglas Dispatch 09/24/1998 – Current Obituaries
Douglas Douglas daily dispatch 01/01/1926 – 03/31/1928 703 Newspaper Archives
Duncan Duncan Arizonian 04/05/1911 – 11/05/1913 122 Newspaper Archives
Eloy Eloy Enterprise 01/09/2002 – Current Obituaries
Flagstaff Arizona Daily Sun 05/01/2005 – Current Obituaries
Flagstaff Flagstaff Live! 01/28/2016 – Current Obituaries
Flagstaff Arizona champion 10/06/1883 – 11/25/1927 2157 Newspaper Archives
Flagstaff Skylight kicker 11/25/1897 – 12/30/1897 6 Newspaper Archives
Florence Florence tribune 08/25/1892 – 12/28/1901 236 Newspaper Archives
Fort Huachuca Apache sentinel 07/16/1943 – 04/27/1945 87 Newspaper Archives
Fort Huachuca Post script 09/29/1944 – 06/15/1945 7 Newspaper Archives
Fort Whipple Arizona miner 03/09/1864 – 12/27/1922 2685 Newspaper Archives
Gilbert Gilbert Independent 10/20/2010 – 07/06/2011 Obituaries
Glendale Glendale Star 12/13/2002 – Current Obituaries
Glendale Peoria Times 01/17/2003 – Current Obituaries
Glendale Voice, The: Glendale Community College 05/05/2010 – 09/07/2017 Obituaries
Globe Arizona Silver Belt 01/10/1879 – 01/31/1879 4 Newspaper Archives
Globe Arizona Silver Belt 05/09/1878 – 09/01/1907 1319 Newspaper Archives
Globe Daily Arizona silver belt 01/02/1907 – 05/26/1910 1002 Newspaper Archives
Green Valley Green Valley News & Sun 05/09/2003 – Current Obituaries
Green Valley Sahuarita Sun 02/08/2006 – Current Obituaries
Green Valley Santa Cruz Valley Sun 02/26/2009 – 06/12/2013 Obituaries
Holbrook Argus 12/12/1895 – 05/05/1900 220 Newspaper Archives
Holbrook Holbrook argus 05/12/1900 – 02/04/1913 618 Newspaper Archives
Holbrook Holbrook news 05/14/1909 – 12/29/1922 703 Newspaper Archives
Kearny Copper Basin News 09/12/2001 – Current Obituaries
Kingman Mohave County Miner 10/30/1897 – 10/30/1897 1 Newspaper Archives
Kingman Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth 11/05/1882 – 12/01/1922 1993 Newspaper Archives
Little Rock Prescott Weekly Courier 03/28/1890 – 03/28/1890 1 Newspaper Archives
Marana Marana News 12/24/2014 – Current Obituaries
Maricopa Communicator 10/17/2009 – 02/09/2013 Obituaries
Maricopa Maricopa Monitor 12/23/2003 – Current Obituaries
Mesa Mesa free press 07/06/1893 – 03/22/1901 383 Newspaper Archives
Nogales Nogales International 12/18/2003 – Current Obituaries
Nogales Monitor 09/05/1890 – 09/05/1890 1 Newspaper Archives
Nogales Border vidette 05/15/1897 – 07/07/1934 1621 Newspaper Archives
Nogales Daily morning oasis 12/01/1917 – 12/30/1920 904 Newspaper Archives
Nogales International 05/25/1925 – 07/04/1926 54 Newspaper Archives
Nogales Nogales international 07/11/1926 – 06/27/1947 1356 Newspaper Archives
Parker Parker post 07/01/1911 – 11/09/1918 362 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Arizona Informant 05/04/2011 – Current Obituaries
Phoenix Scottsdale Independent 01/16/2008 – Current Obituaries
Phoenix Phoenix New Times 01/29/2007 – Current Obituaries
Phoenix Town of Paradise Valley Independent 01/16/2008 – Current Obituaries
Phoenix Phoenix Daily Herald 10/02/1879 – 11/09/1882 729 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Weekly Phoenix Herald 01/26/1878 – 06/22/1899 487 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Weekly Republican 06/29/1899 – 03/07/1901 80 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Arizona Capitol Times 06/27/2003 – Current Obituaries
Phoenix Arizona republican 05/19/1890 – 06/29/1922 10610 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Arizona weekly republican 05/19/1892 – 02/23/1893 4 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Yellow Sheet Report 08/03/2018 – Current Obituaries
Phoenix El sol 01/23/1942 – 12/28/1962 1097 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Arizona gleam 12/15/1929 – 11/26/1937 106 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Arizona sun 07/07/1944 – 12/27/1963 792 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Arizona tribune 07/25/1958 – 12/27/1963 275 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Phoenix index 08/12/1939 – 08/29/1942 120 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Phoenix tribune 08/03/1918 – 03/01/1931 282 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Phoenix Gazette 08/01/1893 – 10/25/1893 2 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix El mensajero 08/12/1933 – 01/01/1945 311 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix El Observador mexicano 10/02/1897 – 10/22/1898 28 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Phoenix Jewish news 12/31/1948 – 12/27/1963 318 Newspaper Archives
Phoenix Independent – 3 KTVK 08/15/2009 – Current Obituaries
Phoenix Phoenix New Times: Blogs 03/27/2013 – 05/05/2015 Obituaries
Phoenix, Scottsdale Arizona Digital Free Press 10/27/2022 – Current Obituaries
Pinal City Drill 05/29/1880 – 08/14/1880 10 Newspaper Archives
Poston Poston Chronicle 12/22/1942 – 10/23/1945 464 Newspaper Archives
Prescott Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner 01/10/1866 – 12/26/1900 1372 Newspaper Archives
Prescott Daily Arizona Miner 12/01/1873 – 12/21/1874 2 Newspaper Archives
Prescott Prescott Morning Courier 02/23/1885 – 06/30/1908 2175 Newspaper Archives
Queen Creek Southeast Valley Ledger 01/29/2013 – 05/04/2016 Obituaries
Rivers Gila News Courier 09/12/1942 – 09/05/1945 404 Newspaper Archives
Safford Eastern Arizona Courier 02/27/2002 – Current Obituaries
Safford Graham guardian 03/09/1895 – 12/26/1922 1306 Newspaper Archives
Saint Johns Snips 12/18/1902 – 12/18/1902 1 Newspaper Archives
Saint Johns Snips and the St Johns herald 03/19/1903 – 12/31/1904 75 Newspaper Archives
Saint Johns St Johns herald 02/12/1885 – 02/22/1902 834 Newspaper Archives
Saint Johns St Johns herald and Apache news 10/11/1906 – 03/22/1917 484 Newspaper Archives
Saint Johns St Johns herald 03/29/1917 – 12/28/1922 260 Newspaper Archives
San Manuel Pinal Nugget 03/05/2013 – Current Obituaries
San Manuel San Manuel Miner 03/26/2002 – Current Obituaries
Scottsdale Chronicle: Scottsdale Community College 09/30/2008 – 11/21/2013 Obituaries
Sells Papago Indian news 06/01/1954 – 12/01/1963 108 Newspaper Archives
Sierra Vista Herald-Review 02/01/2010 – Current Obituaries
Snowflake Snowflake herald 06/27/1913 – 06/29/1923 522 Newspaper Archives
Sonoita Bulletin 01/20/2004 – 12/04/2019 Obituaries
Sun City Peoria Independent 01/16/2008 – Current Obituaries
Sun City Sun City West Independent 01/02/2008 – Current Obituaries
Sun City Sun City-Youngtown Independent 01/02/2008 – Current Obituaries
Sun City Surprise Independent 01/02/2008 – Current Obituaries
Sun City Arrowhead Ranch Independent 05/20/2015 – 05/20/2015 Obituaries
Sun City Sun Life 03/18/2015 – Current Obituaries
Supai Supai weekly news 01/02/1957 – 12/18/1959 88 Newspaper Archives
Superior Superior Sun 09/12/2001 – Current Obituaries
Tempe Cronkite News: Arizona State University 07/20/2011 – Current Obituaries
Tombstone Arizona Kicker 12/06/1893 – 02/28/1894 2 Newspaper Archives
Tombstone Daily Tombstone 03/21/1885 – 12/07/1886 396 Newspaper Archives
Tombstone Tombstone Daily Epitaph 07/20/1880 – 08/11/1895 1153 Newspaper Archives
Tombstone Tombstone Daily Prospector 01/01/1889 – 06/30/1899 2680 Newspaper Archives
Tombstone Weekly Tombstone Epitaph 05/01/1880 – 06/25/1899 583 Newspaper Archives
Tombstone Arizona Kicker 11/29/1893 – 10/12/1898 2 Newspaper Archives
Tombstone Tombstone Daily Prospector 01/01/1889 – 12/30/1899 605 Newspaper Archives
Tombstone Daily Tombstone 03/21/1885 – 12/07/1886 395 Newspaper Archives
Tombstone Tombstone daily epitaph 03/07/1882 – 12/01/1889 276 Newspaper Archives
Tombstone Weekly tombsone epitaph 12/19/1881 – 12/24/1922 1549 Newspaper Archives
Tubac Weekly Arizonian 05/26/1859 – 04/12/1860 4 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Arizona Daily Star 01/03/1991 – Current Obituaries
Tucson Explorer 01/16/2002 – Current Obituaries
Tucson Tucson Weekly 06/09/2011 – Current Obituaries
Tucson TucsonSentinel.com 01/28/2010 – Current Obituaries
Tucson Alianza 08/23/1900 – 10/18/1900 2 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Amigos 05/08/1975 – 12/21/1977 34 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Arizona Citizen 10/15/1870 – 07/29/1876 213 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Arizona Weekly Star 05/03/1877 – 10/07/1882 269 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Dos Republicas 08/26/1877 – 10/18/1879 14 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Ferrocarril 05/17/1885 – 05/17/1885 1 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Iris 06/19/1886 – 06/19/1886 1 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Tucson Citizen 10/15/1879 – 12/31/1922 7579 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Tucsonense 03/17/1915 – 11/01/1931 1116 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Tucson Citizen 01/05/1999 – 05/15/2009 Obituaries
Tucson Foothills News 11/16/2014 – Current Obituaries
Tucson Desert Times 12/24/2014 – Current Obituaries
Tucson Arizona Citizen 10/15/1870 – 12/26/1896 1264 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Arizona weekly enterprise 08/06/1881 – 12/27/1890 240 Newspaper Archives
Tucson El fronterizo 01/06/1882 – 01/15/1929 602 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Weekly Arizonian 03/21/1869 – 04/29/1871 97 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Weekly Arizonian 03/03/1859 – 11/17/1859 32 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Aztec Press: Pima Community College 04/08/2010 – 12/08/2016 Obituaries
Tucson El Tucsonense 03/17/1915 – 12/31/1929 2029 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Arizona Daily Star 09/21/1881 – 12/27/1890 132 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Weekly Arizonian 10/17/1868 – 10/17/1868 1 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Tucson Citizen 12/16/1901 – 12/08/1902 287 Newspaper Archives
Tucson FOX – 11 KMSB 08/15/2009 – 01/23/2012 Obituaries
Tucson Arizona post 09/24/1946 – 01/25/1963 373 Newspaper Archives
Tucson El mosquito 04/06/1919 – 11/18/1925 259 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Fronterizo 09/29/1878 – 12/17/1892 56 Newspaper Archives
Tucson El fronterizo 06/23/1926 – 01/15/1929 63 Newspaper Archives
Tucson Inside Tucson Business 03/11/2003 – Current Obituaries
Tucson Arizona daily citizen 04/26/1900 – 12/14/1901 283 Newspaper Archives
Vail Vail Sun 03/24/2007 – 12/02/2008 Obituaries
Wickenburg Wickenburg Sun 11/17/2004 – Current Obituaries
Willcox Arizona Range News 01/10/2001 – Current Obituaries
Williams Williams news 07/06/1901 – 12/29/1922 1086 Newspaper Archives
Window Rock Navajo Times 04/01/2010 – Current Obituaries
Window Rock Navajo times 11/01/1959 – 04/01/1960 6 Newspaper Archives
Window Rock Navajo times 08/04/1960 – 12/19/1963 144 Newspaper Archives
Winslow Winslow daily mail 12/10/1926 – 12/31/1926 19 Newspaper Archives
Winslow Winslow mail 01/09/1897 – 12/27/1926 1381 Newspaper Archives
Yuma Sun 05/30/2002 – Current Obituaries
Yuma Arizona Sentinel 09/27/1873 – 07/15/1876 50 Newspaper Archives
Yuma Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner 03/23/1872 – 03/07/1918 2310 Newspaper Archives
Yuma Yuma Business Direct 05/19/2011 – 12/06/2011 Obituaries

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Note on the header image: the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona. Credit: Gage Skidmore; Wikimedia Commons.

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