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Guide to '''State of Durango ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.  
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==History==
Durango is in the northwest part of the country and bordered by Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas, Nayarit and Sinaloa. Indigenous peoples were first in the area such as Huichols, Coras, Tepehuanos and Tarahumaras. The Spaniards came in 1532. Natural resources come from mining including gold, silver, iron, mercury and deposits of marble. Durango was admitted as a state in May 22, 1824.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Durango," ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango, accessed 30 May 2025.</ref>


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Welcome to the Durango page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Durango page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Durango records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the [[Portal:Get started with this site|help page]] to learn more about using the site. The Durango Page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential!
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<li>[[Laguna, Durango, Mexico Genealogy |Laguna]]</li>
== Jurisdictions  ==
<li>[[Norte, Durango, Mexico Genealogy |Norte]]</li>
 
<li>[[Noroeste, Durango, Mexico Genealogy |Noroeste]]</li>
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<li>[[Sur, Durango, Mexico Genealogy |Sur]]</li>
 
<li>[[Centro, Durango, Mexico Genealogy |Centro]]</li>
== Research Tools  ==
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*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
 
*(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
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'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
 
[[Mexico, State of Durango Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico, State of Durango Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Redords)]]
 
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==Resources==
===Cemeteries===
'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''<br>
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Memorial Search] at Find a Grave; ''Also at:'' {{RecordSearch|2221801|FamilySearch}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ Ancestry] ($)
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# Search Records] at BillionGraves; ''Also at:'' {{RecordSearch|2026973|FamilySearch}}, [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-billion-graves-index Findmypast] ($)
'''List of Cemeteries in the State'''<br>
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Durango%2C+Mexico&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_2621 Find a Grave Index of Cemeteries for Durango]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Cemeteries on the map] at BillionGraves
'''Jewish Cemeteries '''<br>
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1411/ JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] at Ancestry
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/tree/CemList.htm JOWBR Cemetery Inventory] at JewishGen


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=== Church Records===
 
*'''1556-1989''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9299/ Mexico, Select Marriages Index, 1556-1989] at Ancestry - index; coverage may vary ($)
== Featured Content  ==
*'''1560-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1473011|Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; coverage may vary
 
*'''1560-1950''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9297/ Mexico, Select Baptisms, 1560-1950] at Ancestry - index; coverage may vary ($)
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*'''1570-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1473012|Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; coverage may vary
*'''1604-1985''' {{RecordSearch|1554576|Mexico, Durango and Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; coverage may vary
*'''1680-1940''' {{RecordSearch|1473013|Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; coverage may vary
*'''1680-1940''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9298/ Mexico, Select Deaths, 1680-1940] at Ancestry - index; coverage may vary ($)


== Did you know?  ==
===Civil Registration===
*''See [[Mexico Civil Registration]] for more resources.''
*'''1861-1930''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60397/ Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1861-1930] at  Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary $)
*'''1861-1951''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60446/ Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1861-1951] at  Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary($)
*'''1861-1987''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60475/ Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1861-1987] at  Ancestry.com - index & images; coverage may vary ($)
*'''1861-1995''' {{RecordSearch|1916235|Mexico, Durango, Civil Registration, 1861-1995}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Durango, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; coverage may vary


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===Indigenous Peoples===
'''Languages'''<br>
At least two percent of Durango's population speak an indigenous language. 80 percent of those belong to the Tepehuan, a group native to Durango.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Durango," ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango#Demographics, accessed 23 July 2025.</ref> Other smaller groups include the Huichol and the Mexicaneros; both groups speak variations of the native language Nahuatl. Durango is also home to a small percentage of Tarahumara. The Tarahumara make their home base in the isolation of the Sierra Madre in Chihuahuañ but smaller numbers of them inhabit the neighboring Durango as well. Other non-Spanish speakers of Durango are the German-speaking Mennonites who live in small farming communities throughout the state; they number about 20,000.


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*[http://www.history.com/topics/mexico/durango History.com's brief history of Durango]
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*[http://www.houstonculture.org/mexico/durango.html "The History of Indigenous Durango," hosted by the Houston Institute for Culture]
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*''Annals of the Spanish Northwest: North Mexican States, 1531-1800,'' by Henry Lebbeus Oak and Hubert Howe Bancroft. N.p.:n.p., 1884. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/annalsofspanishn01oakhrich Archive.org]
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*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/9d2h9g Durango in 1858]
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*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/wuyr65 Durango in 1886]
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/31cds5 Durango in 1899]
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/3160xe Durango in 1922]
*[http://www.zonu.com/images/0X0/2009-09-17-5127/Mapa-de-Durango.jpg Durango in 1999]


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==Repositories==
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===Archives===
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There are 37 historical archives in 31 municipalities in the State of Durango.  Here is the website: [https://sic.gob.mx/lista.php?table=archivo&disciplina=&estado_id=10 State of Durango Historical Archives.]


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===Libraries===
 
There are 11 libraries in four municipalities in the State of Durango.  Here is the website: [https://sic.gob.mx/lista.php?table=otra_bib&disciplina=&estado_id=10 State of Durango Libraries.]
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There are 160 DGB libraries in 39 municipalities in the State of Durango. Here is the website: [https://sic.gob.mx/lista.php?table=biblioteca&disciplina=&estado_id=10 State of Durango DGB Libraries.]


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*[[Durango Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Durango Biography|Biography]]
*[[Durango Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Durango Census|Census]]
*[[Durango Church Directories|Church Directories]]
*[[Durango Church History|Church History]]
*[[Durango Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Durango Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Durango Directories|Directories]]
*[[Durango Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Durango Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Durango Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Durango Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Durango History|History]]
*[[Durango Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Durango Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Durango Maps|Maps]]
*[[Durango Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Durango Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
*[[Durango Native Races|Native Races]]
*[[Durango Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Durango Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Durango Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Durango Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Durango Public Records|Public Records]]
*[[Durango Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]
*[[Durango Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
*[[Durango Societies|Societies]]


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


History[edit | edit source]

Durango is in the northwest part of the country and bordered by Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas, Nayarit and Sinaloa. Indigenous peoples were first in the area such as Huichols, Coras, Tepehuanos and Tarahumaras. The Spaniards came in 1532. Natural resources come from mining including gold, silver, iron, mercury and deposits of marble. Durango was admitted as a state in May 22, 1824.[1]

Regions[edit | edit source]

Template:Map of Durango, Mexico

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Tombstone Transcriptions Online

List of Cemeteries in the State

Jewish Cemeteries

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Indigenous Peoples[edit | edit source]

Languages
At least two percent of Durango's population speak an indigenous language. 80 percent of those belong to the Tepehuan, a group native to Durango.[2] Other smaller groups include the Huichol and the Mexicaneros; both groups speak variations of the native language Nahuatl. Durango is also home to a small percentage of Tarahumara. The Tarahumara make their home base in the isolation of the Sierra Madre in Chihuahuañ but smaller numbers of them inhabit the neighboring Durango as well. Other non-Spanish speakers of Durango are the German-speaking Mennonites who live in small farming communities throughout the state; they number about 20,000.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Map[edit | edit source]

Repositories[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

There are 37 historical archives in 31 municipalities in the State of Durango. Here is the website: State of Durango Historical Archives.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

There are 11 libraries in four municipalities in the State of Durango. Here is the website: State of Durango Libraries.

There are 160 DGB libraries in 39 municipalities in the State of Durango. Here is the website: State of Durango DGB Libraries.

Societies[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Durango," Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango, accessed 30 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Durango," Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango#Demographics, accessed 23 July 2025.

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