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Guide to '''State of Guerrero ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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==History==
The state of Guerrero is located in the southwest Mexico and is bordered by the states of Michoacán to the north and west, the State of Mexico and Morelos to the north, Puebla to the northeast and Oaxaca to the east. The pacific coastline is to the southwest. Guerrero was admitted as a state in Oct 27, 1849.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Guerrero," ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrero, accessed 30 May 2025.</ref>


There are two major types of cemetery records in Mexico:
==Regions==
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#Information recorded on gravestones.
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#Information recorded by cemetery officials or caretakers, included in parish and cemetery records recorded by the civil authority.
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<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
<li>[[Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico Genealogy |Acapulco]]</li>
<li>[[Centro, Guerrero, Mexico Genealogy |Centro]]</li>
<li>[[Costa Chica, Guerrero, Mexico Genealogy |Costa Chica]]</li>
<li>[[Costa Grande, Guerrero, Mexico Genealogy |Costa Grande]]</li>
<li>[[La Montaña, Guerrero, Mexico Genealogy |La Montaña]]</li>
<li>[[Norte, Guerrero, Mexico Genealogy |Norte]]</li>
<li>[[Sierra, Guerrero, Mexico Genealogy |Sierra]]</li>
<li>[[Tierra Caliente, Guerrero, Mexico Genealogy |Tierra Caliente]]</li>
</ul>
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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.  
==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=Guerrero%2C+Mexico&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_2623&page=1#loc-city_322147 Find a Grave Index of Cemeteries for Guerrero]
*[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


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.
=== Church Records===
*''See [[Mexico Church Records]] for more resources.''
*'''1556-1989''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9299/ Mexico, Select Marriages Index, 1556-1989] at Ancestry - index; coverage may vary ($)
*'''1560-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1473011|Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; coverage may vary
*'''1560-1950''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9297/ Mexico, Select Baptisms, 1560-1950] at Ancestry - index; coverage may vary ($)
*'''1570-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1473012|Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; coverage may vary
*'''1576-1979''' {{RecordSearch|1823323|Mexico, Guerrero and Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Guerrero, 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


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.
===Civil Registration===
*''See [[Mexico Civil Registration]] for more resources.''
*'''1860-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60398/ Guerrero, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1860-1947] at Ancestry - index & images; coverage may vary ($)
*'''1860-1987''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60479/ Guerrero, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1860-1987] at Ancestry - index & images; coverage may vary ($)
*'''1860-1996''' {{RecordSearch|1918291|Mexico, Guerrero, Civil Registration, 1860-1996}} at FamilySearch - [[Mexico, Guerrero, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; coverage may vary
*'''1863-1954''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60450/ Guerrero, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1863-1954] at Ancestry - index & images; coverage may vary ($)


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.  
===Indigenous Peoples===
'''Languages'''<br>
Seven percent of Mexico's indigenous speakers speak one of the 57 Mixtec languages. The Mixtecs have migrated to every part of Mexico, but they are native to Oaxaca and Guerrero.<ref>John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico).</ref>


=== Other sources of cemetery records include  ===
Another remarkable indigenous group of Guerrero are the Tlapanecos. They speak a language unrelated to neighboring peoples. They held out against Aztec dominance for more than a century in their original homeland within present-day Guerrero; today 93 percent of Tlapanecos still live in Guerrero.<ref>John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico).</ref>


*The current priest who has the burial registers and may have the records of the burial plots.
Guerrero is also home to many Amuzgos. The Amuzgos are another Oto-Manguean language group. In 2005, 43,761 Mexicans spoke one of three Amuzgo languages, representing 0.73% of Mexico's indigenous speakers. The lion's share of Amuzgos live in Guerrero (85.5%), while smaller numbers live in nearby Oaxaca (10.8%).<ref>John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico)</ref>


*A local library, historical society, or historian who may have the records or can help you locate obscure family plots or relocated cemeteries.
===Local Histories===
*[http://www.history.com/topics/mexico/guerrero History.com's brief history of Guerrero]
*[http://www.explorandomexico.com/state/11/Guerrero/history/ explorandomexico.com's brief history of Guerrero]
*[http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM12guerrero/ Una reseña histórica de Guerrero, por la secretaria de governación]—select "Historia" in the menu on the left (Chrome will not translate this page)


The Family History Library has very few cemetery records, and none for Guerrero. However, you will find ''defunciones ''(deaths) and ''entierros&nbsp;''(burials) recorded in the Catholic Church parish records. The records it has are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search] (just search for the town in which your ancestors lived) of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
===Maps===
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/799c0s Guerrero in 1858]
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/n882xb Guerrero in 1886]
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/89kaz2 Guerrero in 1899]
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/1qplk3 Central Mexico in 1929]
*[http://www.zonu.com/images/0X0/2009-09-17-5136/Mapa-de-carreteras-de-Guerrero-1999.jpg Guerrero in 1999]


CHURCH RECORDS<br>
==Repositories==
===Archives===
There are six historical archives in two municipalities in the State of Guerrero.  Here is the website: [https://sic.gob.mx/lista.php?table=archivo&disciplina=&estado_id=12 State of Guerrero Historical Archives.]


REGISTROS PARROQUIALES<br>
===Libraries===
There are five libraries in two municipalities in the State of Guerrero.  Here is the website: [https://sic.gob.mx/lista.php?table=otra_bib&disciplina=&estado_id=12 State of Guerrero Libraries.]


DEFUNCIONES or ENTIERROS or MUERTES<br>
There are 212 DGB libraries in 79 municipalities in the State of Guerrero.  Here is the website: [https://sic.gob.mx/lista.php?table=biblioteca&disciplina=&estado_id=12 State of Guerrero DGB Libraries.]


To search for a specific cemetery, you can also search [http://www.billiongraves.com/ BillionGraves] using the filter to search only [http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=Mexico&state=&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery cemeteries from Mexico]. For now the site only has cemetery names and addresses, but later it will include the actual records of the individuals buried in those cemeteries. <br> [[es:Guerrero:_Cementerios]]<br>
===Societies===


[[Category:Mexico Cemeteries]] [[Category:Guerrero, Mexico]]
==References==
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Guide to State of Guerrero ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.


History[edit | edit source]

The state of Guerrero is located in the southwest Mexico and is bordered by the states of Michoacán to the north and west, the State of Mexico and Morelos to the north, Puebla to the northeast and Oaxaca to the east. The pacific coastline is to the southwest. Guerrero was admitted as a state in Oct 27, 1849.[1]

Regions[edit | edit source]

AcapulcoCosta GrandeTierra CalienteCentroNorteLa MontañaCosta ChicaGuerrero State, México Map.png


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
Seven percent of Mexico's indigenous speakers speak one of the 57 Mixtec languages. The Mixtecs have migrated to every part of Mexico, but they are native to Oaxaca and Guerrero.[2]

Another remarkable indigenous group of Guerrero are the Tlapanecos. They speak a language unrelated to neighboring peoples. They held out against Aztec dominance for more than a century in their original homeland within present-day Guerrero; today 93 percent of Tlapanecos still live in Guerrero.[3]

Guerrero is also home to many Amuzgos. The Amuzgos are another Oto-Manguean language group. In 2005, 43,761 Mexicans spoke one of three Amuzgo languages, representing 0.73% of Mexico's indigenous speakers. The lion's share of Amuzgos live in Guerrero (85.5%), while smaller numbers live in nearby Oaxaca (10.8%).[4]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Repositories[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

There are six historical archives in two municipalities in the State of Guerrero. Here is the website: State of Guerrero Historical Archives.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

There are five libraries in two municipalities in the State of Guerrero. Here is the website: State of Guerrero Libraries.

There are 212 DGB libraries in 79 municipalities in the State of Guerrero. Here is the website: State of Guerrero DGB Libraries.

Societies[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Guerrero," Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrero, accessed 30 May 2025.
  2. ↑ John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico).
  3. ↑ John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico).
  4. ↑ John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico)

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