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Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record:  
Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record:  


          Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
:::Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico


          City/town, County, Country  
:::Barrios (city/town), Municipality (county), Country


The Civil Registration records are located at the county level, and you will need to know this to find the civil registration records in the FamilySearch Catalog.  
The Civil Registration records are located at the county level, and you will need to know this to find the civil registration records in the FamilySearch Catalog.  
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When you want to include the parish, which is especially important in large cities, in your locality field you would write it in the following manner:  
When you want to include the parish, which is especially important in large cities, in your locality field you would write it in the following manner:  


           San Mateo, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico  
:::San Mateo, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico  


           Parish, City/town, County, Country  
:::Parish, Barrios (city/town), Municipality (county), Country


The parish of San Mateo is located in the city of Santurce in the county of San Juan.
The parish of San Mateo is located in the barrios (city) of Santurce in the municipality (county) of San Juan.


=== To find your localities, see the following sources:  ===
=== To find your localities, see the following sources:  ===
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