Colombia Genealogy

South America

Colombia

Guide to Colombia ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Colombia Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Emigration & Immigration	Genealogies Military Records Nobility Notarial Records Online Records Periodicals Religious Records
Colombia Background
Biography Gazetteers History Jurisdictions	Languages Maps Personal Names Spanish Word List
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies Family History Centers

Country Information

Colombia is a country in South America bordered by Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official language is Spanish.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Colombia Research Links to articles on getting started with Colombia research. Colombia Research Guide Getting Started Colombia Quick Start Guide Locating Place of Origin Finding Records Colombia Resources Improve your Search Results

Colombia Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Colombia research. Most commonly used surnames in Colombia  Fuentes Principales de Registros Genealogicos en Colombia Spanish Genealogical Word List Spanish Letter Writing Guide Illegitimacy The Inquisition in Colombia Archivo General de la Nación BYU Spanish Script Tutorial

Colombia Online Genealogy Records

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Colombia Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Colombia.

Departments

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Colombia. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

Departamentos:

• Amazonas
• Antioquia*
• Arauca
• Atlántico
• Bolivar*
• Boyacá*
• Caldas*
• Caquetá
• Casanare
• Cauca
• Cesar
• Chocó*
• Córdoba
• Cundinamarca
• Distrito Capital de Bogotá
• Guainía
• Guajira
• Guaviare
• Huila
• Magdalena
• Meta
• Nariño
• Norte de Santander
• Putumayo
• Quindío
• Risaralda
• San Andrés y Providencia
• Santa Fe de Bogotá
• Santander*
• Sucre
• Tolima
• Valle del Cauca*
• Vaupés
• Vichada

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Historical Records
• Family History Center locator map

Research Tutorials

• Search page
• Introduction to Hispanic Research
• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records:
  • Lesson 1: The Spanish Alphabet
  • Lesson 2: Words and Dates
  • Lesson 3: Reading Spanish Records
• Hispanic Online Resources
• U.S. Hispanic Immigration
• U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
• Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records