Genealogy Projects tagged with Maricopa County on the Geni Family Tree

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  • Tempe, Arizona

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. Official Website History The Hohokam lived in this area and built canals to support their agriculture. They abandoned their settlements during the 15th century, with a few individuals and families remaining nearby. Fort McDowell was established approximately 25 miles northeast of present downtown ...

  • Phoenix, Arizona

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Phoenix, Arizona. Official Website History Paleo & Archaic Indian Period The first inhabitants of the desert southwest, including what would become Phoenix, called Paleo-Indians, were hunters and gatherers. The term "paleo", is derived from the Greek word “palaios,” meaning ancient. They hunted Pleistocene animals, such as mammoth...

  • Mesa, Arizona

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. Official Website Historical Timeline 1878 – Mormon settlers arrive 1883 - Mesa City incorporated. The townsite's bounded by Broadway Road on the south, Mesa Drive on the east, University Drive on the north, & Country Club Drive on the west; Alexander Findlay Macdonald becomes mayor 1892 – Mes...

  • Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States

    Glendale, Arizona Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Glendale, Arizona. Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, located about nine miles northwest from Downtown Phoenix. According to the 2017 U.S. Census estimates, the population of the city is 246,709. In the late 1800s what is now known as Glendale, Arizona, was all desert. Notable people ...

  • Chandler, Arizona

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona. Official Website In 1891, Dr. Alexander John Chandler, the first veterinary surgeon in Arizona Territory, settled on a ranch south of Mesa and studied irrigation engineering. By 1900, he had acquired 18,000 acres of land and began drawing up plans for a townsite on what was then known as the Chand...

  • Maricopa County, Arizona

    Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Maricopa County, Arizona. Official Website Founded on February 14, 1871, Maricopa County was named after the Maricopa Indians. Adjacent Counties La Paz County Yavapai County Yuma County Gila County Pinal County Pima County Cities Avondale Buckeye Chandler

  • Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona

    Greenwood Memorial Park was established in 1906 by Arizona Lodge #2 of the Free and Accepted Masons. In 1947, Memory Lawn Memorial Park was established as a separate cemetery to the west of the existing Greenwood. These two cemeteries were combined in 1989 which created the largest cemetery in Arizona. Still active, there are well over 100,000 souls interred at the combined facility. The cemet...

  • Glendale Memorial Park, Glendale, Arizona

    The Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 7844 N. 61st Avenue in Glendale, AZ. Three Glendale churches established the City's oldest Cemetery in 1900 when they formed the Glendale Cemetery Association and purchased the original land that is now the Cemetery's Historic Desert Section. The City became responsible for the grounds and operation in 1962. Glendale and area residents have bee...

  • West Resthaven Park Cemetery, Glendale, Arizona

    West Resthaven Park Cemetery in Glendale, Arizona, USA was established in 1945/ 1947, is over 90 acres, and since 1993 has been owned by the Dignity Memorial national network. The current main offices and chapel were built in 2009 and are at 6450 West Northern Avenue, in Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, while the small original main office at 6490 West Northern Avenue is now used as a speci...

  • Glendale Community College (Arizona)

    Glendale Community College (GCC) is a public community college in Glendale, Arizona. GCC opened in 1965. Programs include associate degrees, certificate programs, industry-specific training, and university transfer. GCC is a part of the Maricopa County Community College District, one of the largest community college districts in the United States. The main campus is a 147-acre (0.59 km2) site l...

  • National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

    Wikipedia =National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.23029 North Cave Creek Road Phoenix, AZ 85024 Phone: 480-513-3600 FAX: 480-513-1412 Burial status - Open Find a Grave

  • Beth El Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona

    The Beth El Cemetery is on the property of Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery . Although a separate cemetery, Greenwood maintains the grounds. It is located on the northern part of Greenwood Memory Lawn. It is located on 2300 West Van Buren Street, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. Find a Grave

  • Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

    Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery resides in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The earliest burials recorded for this large burying ground are from 1885. The cemetery is active. "History of the Catholic Cemeteries in the Diocese of Phoenix The most significant history of Catholic Cemeteries & Funeral Homes is written in the stone or bronze monuments and memorials of all the faithful buried ...

  • Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Mesa, Arizona

    Queen of Heaven Cemetery was founded in 1978 and is the first Catholic cemetery in the Diocese of Phoenix. The cemetery administration will not assist researchers or Find a Grave members to locate grave sites and discourages non-family members from photographing grave markers. If you are a direct family member, you can call the office at (480) 892-3729 and get the grave location. The cemetery ...

  • Valley of the Sun Cemetery, Chandler, Arizona

    Valley of the Sun Mortuary and Cemetery is located on 10940 E. Chandler Heights Road, Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona. It was established in 1963 and is also known as Gardens of Peace Cemetery . Find a Grave

  • University of Phoenix

    Wikipedia The University of Phoenix (UOPX) is an American for-profit institution of higher learning, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The university has an open-enrollment admission policy, requiring a high-school diploma, GED, or its equivalent as its criterion for admissions. The university confers degrees in over 100 degree programs at the associate, bachelor's, master's, ...

  • Tempe Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Arizona

    This project is for those buried in Tempe Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. The cemetery is located on the southeast corner of 48th Street & Broadway Road. It was founded in 1888 on the baseline of the Double Butte Mountain for which it is named. It is the final resting place of various notable pioneers of the City of Tempe. The cemetery is also known as Double Butte Ceme...

  • Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City, Arizona

    This project is for those interred in Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona. The cemetery was established in 1962 and has a privacy policy that prohibits photos by people other than relatives of the deceased. Relatives of the deceased can contact the cemetery general manager to authorize photos. Billion Graves Find a Grave