Mexico Genealogy

North America

Mexico

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

Mexico Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Guided Research Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Place of Origin
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Directories Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Genealogies Land & Property	Military Records Newspapers Nobility Notarial Records Online Records Periodicals Probate Public Records Religious Records Vital Records
Mexico Background
Biography Church History Gazetteers Historical Geography History	Names, Personal Social Life & Customs Spanish Word List Yucatán Languages
Cultural Groups
Indigenous Peoples
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies Family History Centers
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The FamilySearch moderator for Mexico is Dwsmith2

Country Information

Mexico is a country in North America bordered by the United States, Belize, and Guatemala. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official language is Spanish.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Mexico Research Links to articles on getting started with Mexico research. Mexico Research Guide Mexico Genealogy Research Using the Wiki - Video Series "How to" Guides Mexico Locating Place of Origin Quick Start Guide Research Strategies Guided Research

Mexico Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Mexico research. Geographic, historical and biographical dictionary of the United Mexican States Reading Spanish Handwriting Spanish Genealogical Word List Spanish Records Extraction Manual. Practice reading documents BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial Spanish Letter Writing Guide

Mexico Online Genealogy Records

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Jurisdictions

• Aguascalientes
• Baja California
• Baja California Sur
• Campeche
• Chiapas
• Chihuahua
• Coahuila
• Colima
• Distrito Federal
• Durango
• Guanajuato
• Guerrero
• Hidalgo
• Jalisco
• State of Mexico
• Michoacán
• Morelos
• Nayarit
• Nuevo León
• Oaxaca
• Puebla
• Querétaro
• Quintana Roo
• San Luis Potosí
• Sinaloa
• Sonora
• Tabasco
• Tamaulipas
• Tlaxcala
• Veracruz
• Yucatán
• Zacatecas

FamilySearch Resources

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

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Mexico Historical Record Collections
• Family History Center locator map
• 1560-1950 - Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950, index, incomplete.
• 1680-1940 - Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940, index, incomplete.
• 1570-1950 - Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950, index, incomplete.
• 1930 - Mexico National Census, 1930, index and images, incomplete.

Ancestry.com/mx

• Civil records of birth of Mexico, 1859-varies, index and mages, ($)
• Civil marriage records of Mexico, 1859-varies, index and images, ($)
• Civil death records of Mexico, 1859-varies, index and images, ($)
• Mexico, partial list of baptism records, 1560-1950 index, ($)
• Mexico, partial list of marriage records, 1556-1989, index, ($)
• Mexico, partial list of death records, 1680-1940, index, ($)

Research Tutorials

• Online Resources for Mexico
• Introduction to Hispanic Research
• Crossing the Frontera
• I Found My Abuela (Grandmother) in Mexico, Now What?
• U.S. Hispanic Immigration
• U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
• Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records
• Relatives Masked in the Indexes of Ancestry
• Hispanic Online Resources

References

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