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Cemeteries

Online Resources

Tombstone Transcriptions Online

• Memorial Search at Find a Grave; Also at: FamilySearch, Ancestry ($)
• Search Records at BillionGraves; Also at: FamilySearch, Findmypast ($)

List of Cemeteries in the State

• Find a Grave Index of Cemeteries for Colima
• Cemeteries on the map at BillionGraves

Jewish Cemeteries

• JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry at Ancestry - grave search
• JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry

Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library

To find cemetery records for Colima in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:

1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
2. Enter: Colima in the Place box
3. Click on: Search
4. Click on: Cemeteries

To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.

1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
2. Enter: Colima in the Place box
3. Click on: Search
4. Click on: Cemeteries
5. Click on: Places within Colima
6. Click on the town you want to search
7. Click on: Cemeteries

Additional Resources

• Worldcat.org- Do a search for Colima Cemetery.

There are two major types of cemetery records in Mexico:

1. Information recorded on gravestones.
2. Information recorded by cemetery officials or caretakers, included in parish and cemetery records recorded by the civil authority.

Cemetery records sometimes give more information than parish burial registers or civil death certificates. They may include the name of the deceased person, his/her age, date of death, birth year or date of birth, and marriage information. These records may also provide clues about the deceased person’s military service, religion, occupation, or place of residence at the time of death.

Few of the inscriptions on gravestones and monuments have been transcribed. Also, because many persons could not afford a gravestone or monument, you should search other types of cemetery records such as burial books, parish records, and civil records. Because relatives may be buried in adjoining plots, it is best to examine the original records if available or visit the cemetery.

To find tombstone or sexton records, you need to know where an individual was buried. The person may have been buried in a church, community, or private cemetery, usually near the place where he or she lived or died. You can find clues to burial places in funeral notices, church records, and death certificates.

The law of 31 July 1859 gave the Mexican civil government the right to inspect the dead and control burials. At the present time the civil government is responsible for cemeteries. Some municipio archives have information on private burial grounds and cemeteries. If you know the specific area where your ancestors lived, you may want to ask local societies or archives if any burial plots exist on nearby private land.

Other sources of cemetery records include

• The current priest who has the burial registers and may have the records of the burial plots.

• A local library, historical society, or historian who may have the records or can help you locate obscure family plots or relocated cemeteries.

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