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Coconino County, Arizona

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
160historic places
—earliest paper
1891formed
145,101pop. 2020
11cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 160 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 12 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Fredonia.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Arizona is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Coconino titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

88 of 160 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

160 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
1956 Grand Canyon TWA-United Airlines Aviation Accident Site NHLGrand Canyon National ParkSite2014
Abandoned Route 66, Ash Fork HillAsh ForkStructure1989
Abandoned Route 66, Parks (1921)ParksStructure1989
Abandoned Route 66, Parks (1931)ParksStructure1989
Albright, Horace M., Training CenterGrand CanyonBuilding2013
Anderson Mesa InclineFlagstaffStructure1995
Archeological Site No. AR-03-04-03-810FlagstaffStructure1995
Archeological Site No. AR-03-04-03-811FlagstaffSite1995
Archeological Site No. AR-03-04-03-812FlagstaffSite1995
Archeological Site No. AR-03-04-05-414FlagstaffSite1995
Archeological Site. No. AR-03-04-05-440FlagstaffStructure1995
Arizona Lumber and Timber Company OfficeFlagstaffBuilding1986
Ash Fork Steel DamAsh ForkStructure1976
Ashurst HouseFlagstaffBuilding1984
Bank HotelFlagstaffBuilding1977
Barney Flat Historic Railroad Logging LandscapeWilliamsSite1995
Big Springs Lookout TowerBig SpringsStructure1988
Big Springs Ranger StationBig SpringsBuilding1993
Brannen-Devine HouseFlagstaffBuilding1986
Brow MonumentBig SpringsObject1987
Buck Mountain Lookout TowerBuck MountainStructure1988
BulletheadFredoniaSite1992
C & M GarageFlagstaffBuilding1986
CHARLES H. SPENCER HulkLee's FerrySite1989
Cameron Suspension BridgeCameronStructure1986
Camp Clover Ranger StationWilliamsBuilding1993
Campbell, H. E., HouseFlagstaffBuilding1986
Canyon Diablo BridgeWinonaStructure1988
Canyon Padre BridgeFlagstaffStructure1988
Chapel of the Holy CrossSedonaBuilding2011
Checkered MenFredoniaSite1992
Clark, J. M., HouseFlagstaffBuilding1984
Cliffs Ranger StationFlagstaffBuilding1975
Cliffs Ranger StationFlagstaffBuilding2019
Coconino County Hospital ComplexFlagstaffBuilding1986
Cooper Ridge Lookout TreeFredoniaSite1992
Corral Lake Lookout TreeFredoniaSite1992
Coyote RangeFlagstaffBuilding1984
Dead Indian Canyon BridgeDesert ViewStructure1988
DelSue Motor InnWilliamsBuilding1998
Desert View Watchtower Historic DistrictGrand CanyonDistrict1995
Dry Park Lookout Cabin and Storage ShedsBig SpringsBuilding1988
El Tovar Hotel NHLGrand CanyonBuilding1974
El Tovar StablesGrand CanyonDistrict1974
Elden PuebloFlagstaffSite1986
Eldredge, Dean, MuseumFlagstaffBuilding1994
Fern Mountain RanchFlagstaffBuilding1978
First Baptist ChurchFlagstaffBuilding1991
First Methodist Episcopal Church and ParsonageWilliamsBuilding1984
Flagstaff ArmoryFlagstaffBuilding1986
Flagstaff Southside Historic DistrictFlagstaffDistrict2010
Flagstaff Townsite Historic Residential District (Additional Documentation)FlagstaffDistrict1986
Fort Tuthill Historic DistrictFlagstaffDistrict2004
Fracas Lookout TreeFredoniaSite1992
Francis, D. M., HouseFlagstaffBuilding1986
Grand Canyon Airport Historic DistrictTusayanDistrict2007
Grand Canyon Inn and CampgroundGrand Canyon National ParkDistrict1982
Grand Canyon Lodge NHLGrand Canyon National ParkDistrict1982
Grand Canyon North Rim HeadquartersGrand CanyonBuilding1982
Grand Canyon Park Operations Building NHLGrand Canyon National ParkBuilding1987
Grand Canyon Power House NHLGrand Canyon National ParkBuilding1987
Grand Canyon Railroad Station NHLGrand CanyonBuilding1974
Grand Canyon RailwayWilliamsDistrict2000
Grand Canyon Village Historic District NHLGrand CanyonDistrict1975
Grand Canyon Village Historic District (Boundary Increase) NHLGrand CanyonDistrict1995
Grandview Lookout Tower and CabinTwin LakesStructure1988
Grandview Lookout TreeGrand CanyonSite1992
Grandview MineGrand CanyonDistrict1974
Hart StoreSedonaBuilding2007
Head HuntersFredoniaSite1992
Hermits Rest Concession BuildingGrand CanyonBuilding1974
Homestead, TheFlagstaffBuilding1975
House at 310 South BeaverFlagstaffBuilding1986
House at 720 Grand Canyon AvenueFlagstaffBuilding1986
Hull Cabin Historic DistrictGrand Canyon South RimDistrict1985
Hull Tank Lookout TreeGrand CanyonSite1992
Ice House, TheFlagstaffBuilding2009
Jacob Lake Lookout TowerJacob LakeStructure1988
Jacob Lake Ranger StationJacob LakeBuilding1987
Jordan RanchSedonaBuilding2004
Kane Ranch HeadquartersHouse Rock ValleyBuilding2008
Kendrick Lookout CabinPumpkin CenterBuilding1988
Koch, I. B., HouseFlagstaffBuilding1986
Krenz-Kerley Trading PostTuba CityBuilding1998
La Cuidad de Mexico GroceryFlagstaffBuilding1986
La Iglesia Metodista Mexicana, El Divino RedentorFlagstaffBuilding1985
Laws SpringWilliamsSite1984
Lee Butte Lookout Tower and CabinHappy JackStructure1988
Lee's Ferry and Lonely Dell RanchMarble CanyonDistrict1997
Lees FerryPageDistrict1976
Little Mountain Lookout TreeFredoniaSite1992
Lonely Dell Ranch Historic DistrictPageDistrict1978
Lowell Observatory NHLFlagstaffBuilding1966
Mary Jane Colter Buildings (Hopi House, The Lookout, Hermit's Rest, and the Desert View Watchtower) NHLGrand Canyon National ParkDistrict1987
Merriam, C. Hart, Base Camp Site NHLFlagstaffSite1966
Midgley, W. W., BridgeSedonaStructure1989
Milligan HouseFlagstaffBuilding1984
Moqui Lookout CabinBlue RidgeBuilding1988
Moqui Ranger StationTusayanBuilding1993
Museum of Northern Arizona Exhibition BuildingFlagstaffBuilding1993
Navajo National MonumentKayentaDistrict1966
Navajo Steel Arch Highway BridgeLee's FerryStructure1981
Negrette HouseWilliamsBuilding2014
North End Historic Residential DistrictFlagstaffDistrict1986
Northern Arizona Normal School Historic DistrictFlagstaffDistrict1986
NuvakwewtaqaWinslowSite1977
O'Neill, Buckey, CabinGrand CanyonBuilding1975
Our Lady of Guadaloupe ChurchFlagstaffBuilding1986
Pendley Homestead Historic DistrictSedonaDistrict1991
Picture Canyon Archeological SiteFlagstaffSite2008
Presbyterian Church ParsonageFlagstaffBuilding1986
Prochnow HouseFlagstaffBuilding1986
Promontory Butte Lookout ComplexBeaver ParkStructure1988
Pumphouse Wash BridgeFlagstaffStructure1988
Railroad Addition Historic DistrictFlagstaffDistrict1983
Railroad Addition Historic District (Boundary Decrease)FlagstaffBuilding1983
Railroad Addition Historic District (Boundary Increase)FlagstaffDistrict1986
Railroad Addition Historic District (Boundary Increase)FlagstaffDistrict1997
Ranger's DormitoryGrand CanyonBuilding1975
Ridge Ruin Archeological DistrictFlagstaffDistrict1992
Riordan EstateFlagstaffBuilding1979
Rock FamilyFredoniaSite1992
RocketeersFredoniaSite1992
Rural Route 66, Brannigan ParkParksStructure1989
Rural Route 66, ParksParksStructure1989
Rural Route 66, Pine SpringsWilliamsStructure1989
Saginaw & Manistee Camp 2FlagstaffSite1995
Sedona Ranger StationSedonaBuilding2008
South Beaver SchoolFlagstaffBuilding1987
Summit Mountain Lookout TreeWilliamsSite1992
Sunset Crater-Cinder Lake Apollo Mission Testing and Training Historic DistrictFlagstaffDistrict2019
Superintendent's ResidenceGrand CanyonBuilding1974
Tater Point Lookout TreeFredoniaSite1992
Taylor Cabin Line CampSedonaDistrict1985
Telephone Hill Lookout TreeFredoniaSite1992
Tipover Lookout TreeFredoniaSite1992
Trans-Canyon Telephone Line, Grand Canyon National ParkGrand CanyonStructure1986
Tuba Trading PostTuba CityBuilding1996
Tusayan Lookout TreeTusayanSite1992
Tusayan RuinsGrand Canyon National ParkSite1974
TutuveniCameronSite1986
TwinsFredoniaSite1992
Two Spot Logging TrainFlagstaffStructure1999
USFS Fort Valley Experimental Forest Station Historic DistrictFlagstaffDistrict2001
Urban Route 66, WilliamsWilliamsStructure1989
Volunteer Lookout CabinBellemontBuilding1988
Walnut Canyon BridgeWinonaStructure1988
Walnut Canyon DamFlagstaffStructure1979
Walnut Canyon National MonumentFlagstaffDistrict1966
Water Reclamation PlantGrand CanyonDistrict1974
Weatherford HotelFlagstaffBuilding1978
White Man CaveFredoniaSite1992
Williams Historic Business DistrictWilliamsDistrict1984
Williams Residential Historic DistrictWilliamsDistrict1998
Willow SpringsCameronSite1986
Wilson, Charles, Jr., HouseFlagstaffBuilding1986
Winona NHLWinonaDistrict1966
Wise MenFredoniaSite1992
Woody Mountain Lookout TowerFlagstaffStructure1988
Wupatki National MonumentFlagstaffDistrict1966

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Coconino was formed in 1891 (1891-02-19) from Yavapai.

COCONINO created by Arizona Territory from YAVAPAI.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Coconino County population from 1900 to 2020 (Census historical series).

145k75k5,51419001920196020002020
19001920194019501960198020002020
5,5149,98218,77023,91041,85775,008116,320145,101

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Wupatki National MonumentPark unit46.5 km
Grand Canyon National ParkPark unit48.0 km
Sunset Crater National MonumentPark unit55.8 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

11 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 11 of 11 listed
NameLatLon
Calvary Catholic Cemetery35.18287-111.65825
Citizens Cemetery35.18714-111.65095
Fredonia Cemetery36.94618-112.51384
Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery36.0545-112.12509
John Daw Grave36.32526-110.85868
Lonely Dell Cemetery36.87061-111.59696
Mountain View Cemetery35.2467-112.20489
Page City Cemetery36.90616-111.4684
Peaceful Valley Memorial Park35.19875-111.56471
Sedona Community Cemetery34.84358-111.76531
Tuba City Community Cemetery36.13352-111.25311

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

HMdb link

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