Three volumes of books published by the Arizona Genealogical Society on cemeteries in the state are located at the Arizona State Archives. The archives also holds more than three hundred sheets of microfiche alphabetically listing people who lived in the state thirty years or more prior to their death. It is derived from an index to obituaries recorded mainly in Phoenix newspapers, but covering deaths from all over the state from 1865–1986.
There is also an organized group of individuals who are actively preserving some of Phoenix's old cemeteries and making accurate records for posterity. They may be reached at the following address: Pioneers' Cemetery Association, Inc., P.O. Box 63342, Phoenix, Arizona 85082-3342.